Delhi IGI hijack scare on a Indigo airlines flight.
Sequence of events that created a panic at the IGI airport in Delhi.
Sequence of events that created a panic at the IGI airport in Delhi.
- 163 passengers of the Goa->Delhi Indigo Flight 6E 334.
- While the plane was airborne, it was to be an event-less journey
- Midway a fellow passenger started moving about the aisle a lot, following which an air hostess shouted at him
- 20 minutes before the plane was to reach Delhi, the pilot made a distress call
- None of the 163 passengers were aware of this development
- There was a speculation that the landing was a mock drill or maybe a hijack situation.
- Passengers had to stay in the plane for over 4 hours.
- 3 passengers, Jitendar, Sameer, and a female Hardeep were detained by the Delhi Police for questioning.
- Jitender Mohala has been booked for unruly behaviour and perceived threat