Srinagar, July 15: A video that has gone viral shows fellow passengers asking the troublemakers to sit down. “You cannot stop a plane like this; this is illegal,” one of the passengers says. “AC chala de, hum baith jayenge” (switch the AC on, we will sit down),” comes the reply from the rear part of the cabin. Some passengers are then heard telling the cabin crew to call CISF security personnel and deboard the troublemakers. “Those who don’t want to go, make sure they get down,” says a flier.
A SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Mumbai experienced significant disruption on July 14 after two unruly passengers attempted to forcefully approach the cockpit during taxiing. According to air traffic tracker Flightradar24, flight SG 9282, originally scheduled for departure at 12:30 pm, eventually took off at 7:21 pm and landed in Mumbai at 9:05 pm. It remains unclear whether the nearly seven-hour delay was directly caused by the incident.
In an official statement, SpiceJet confirmed that the passengers ignored repeated instructions from the cabin crew, fellow travelers, and the captain to return to their seats. Prioritizing the safety of everyone on board, the captain chose to return the aircraft to the bay, where the individuals were removed from the flight. They were later handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for further action.
