In a viral video, the agitated passenger, identified as Sahil Katariya, was purportedly seen punching the co-pilot, Anup Kumar, while he was making an announcement about flight delays.
The sudden death last week of an IndiGo pilot heightened those worries although India's biggest airline says he had a 27-hour break before duty and was in good health.
About 80% of the new aircraft orders at Paris Air Show were placed by two Indian airlines. But behind the optimistic outlook for India’s aviation market lies a concern.
The order is expected to include popular A320neo family of planes including longer range A321XLRs, which will help expand its network into Europe and deeper into Southeast Asia.
Indian carriers now have the second-largest order book, with an over 6% share of the industry backlog, behind only the US, according to a 1 June report by Barclays.
Akasa Air saw an increase of 0.8% from 4% to 4.8%. However, SpiceJet, which is struggling with financial woes and grounded aircrafts, saw its market share fall to 5.4% in May from 5.8% in April.
As aviation stocks soar after Go First's 'surprise' decision to file for bankruptcy, experts say move expected to significantly benefit other players such as Indigo, SpiceJet & Air India.
Singh was replying to a query by MP Mala Roy on whether the govt has identified the passenger who had illegally opened the emergency door of a plane in Chennai.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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