Sunday, February 1, 2009

Drunk man forces Indigo jet to land; all passengers, crew safe

New Delhi: An unruly, drunk passenger forced an Indigo jet (flight E-664) coming from Goa to force land at the New Delhi airport today. The authorities at the airport immediately declared an emergency, says TV reports.
The doors of the plane have been opened and around 60 passengers have come out from the plane. The drunk man who created problems have been detained and is being questioned.Earlier, anticipating problems the authorities summoned the National Security Guards and the Delhi police's quick response team. BSF planes were put on alert. Some TV reports said that authorities had said that the entire episode was a mock drill.Indigo airlines said that all passengers and crew were safe.

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