Due to the end of duty hours, the pilot refused to fly the flight, after which there was a ruckus in the Mumbai-Krabi Indigo flight. The passengers trapped in the plane for about three hours lost patience and tried to break the door.
dewThe tee time was about to end, so the pilot refused to let the next flight take off. After this, the passengers, who were waiting for about three hours, lost their patience and tried to open the plane door by kicking it. The video of this incident has gone viral on social media. This unique incident happened on an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Krabi, Thailand. The passengers, who remained seated in the plane for more than three hours due to the pilot’s stubbornness, also alleged that the airline officials did nothing to address their concerns.
Where is the pilot?
A writer named Tarun Shukla, who made the video of this strange incident that happened inside the plane, shared the video on Twitter and wrote that the pilot’s duty time was about to end, hence the flight was delayed. He also wrote along with the video that the pilot had already informed the airline officials about his problem, but by then the passengers had boarded the plane. After sitting in the plane for more than three hours, the passengers finally became restless and had an argument with the cabin crew members. In the clip that went viral on social media, passengers can be seen getting up from their seats and showing restlessness. Along with this, scenes of some people trying to break the plane door by kicking can also be seen. In the video, people can be heard asking the pilot ‘Why is he hiding like a rat?’. At that time, only one cabin crew member was present there to talk to all the passengers of the plane.
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Passenger and Indigo
As the video went viral on social media, many users criticized the behavior of the passengers along with pilot Vijay Hiremath. One user wrote that ‘Aviation is not a bus stand’. He also said that ‘buying a flight ticket is not a license to harass others and such behavior should not be tolerated’. Some others demanded that nuisance passengers be put on the no-fly list. Some others raised questions as to why the passengers were using such bad language. At the same time, some others blamed the airline for not arranging for another pilot and not addressing the concerns of the passengers despite the pilot explaining his problem. The report also said that IndiGo has not yet responded to the incident.