Bits and BobsA fellow passenger claimed that no food or water was provided, and suffered mistreatment from the pilot and crew.

Passenger slaps pilot during flight delay in India

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Passenger slaps pilot when an IndiGo flight was delayed for 10 hours.
Passenger slaps pilot when an IndiGo flight was delayed for 10 hours. Photo Credit: Instagram/evgeniabelskaia

When an IndiGo flight faced a 10-hour delay, leaving passengers stranded onboard, chaos erupted, resulting in a passenger slapping the pilot.

The flight, bound for Goa, from Delhi, on 14 January, was delayed due to bad weather caused by heavy fog at Delhi Airport.

As the delay persisted, tempers flared. A video captured a passenger, visibly agitated, rushing down the plane's aisle and slapping the pilot.

Russian model and actress Evgenia Belskia, who shared the video on Instagram, claimed that the passengers had endured a total wait of 10 hours, with four of those spent inside the aircraft without being offered food or water.

The frustration, she stated, intensified due to alleged mistreatment by the pilot and cabin crew. Belskia further shared in her Instagram post’s comments that the pilot was “not nice” to passengers and chided them for "asking too many questions".

The passenger involved in the assault, identified as Sahil Katariya, was subsequently arrested and released on bail. IndiGo, in a statement, declared him unruly and handed him over to local law enforcement. The airline is now conducting an internal review of the incident, contemplating potential inclusion on the 'no-fly list' following regulatory guidelines.

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