IndiGo Passenger Hits Pilot Amid Delay Announcement

The Delhi Airport drama escalated on Sunday after a passenger aboard an IndiGo flight physically assaulted the aircraft’s pilot who was making a delay announcement. A video of the incident is going viral on social media with several users slamming the passengers for opting to physical assault.

In the viral video, a passenger in a yellow hoodie was seen running up to the aircraft’s pilot and hitting him in anger. The incident took place while the pilot was making a delay announcement. The pilot replaced the previous crew due to Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms after several hours of delay.

Among all the airlines, IndiGo operations seemed to be the worst hit by the delays due to fog. Several social media users have raised their concerns over the airline’s inordinate delays, cancellations and missed flights. Meanwhile, several flights were delayed on Monday as well due to the fog situation in Northern India.

According to a statement released by IndiGo on Sunday, the flight operations were impacted due to the low visibility and dense fog conditions across North India.

“This had a cascading effect on our operations throughout the day. Our staff kept passengers apprised of all delays and cancellations across airports and made every possible effort to facilitate the passengers. We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers,” IndiGo airline said.