IndiGo flight diverted as passenger mishbehaves

In a case of unruly behavior by a passenger of board, an IndiGo airlines flight had to be diverted to Mumbai. The flight which was from Dubai to Calicut was diverted to Mumbai on Thursday morning to offload an unruly passenger onboard the aircraft  who "misbehaved" with its crew and co-passengers and got violent. The official statement at IndiGo confirmed the diversion of its flight 6E 89 (Dubai-Calicut) to Mumbai. "A little before landing, a passenger seated on 5D (who was accompanied by his brother) suddenly started misbehaving with the crew. He jumped on the forward cart (which is used for food and onboard merchandise) and sat on it,".

The statement issued by Indigo also added, "The lead, politely requested the passenger to step down from the cart and he obliged. This passenger after stepping down from the cart, suddenly got violent and started physically abusing the other co-passenger". Taking precautionary measure, the Captain immediately informed the Air Traffic control (ATC) and the ground security staff about the situation onboard. Soon after the flight landed in Mumbai around 9:15 am, the passenger was handed over to security personnel.