In the most recent incident that has come to fore within the string of aviation-related instances, a passenger opened the emergency door of a Chennai-Tiruchirapalli IndiGo flight on December 10 in the course of the boarding course of, triggering panic in amongst different passengers.

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a probe into the matter.

“On Dec 10th, a passenger opened the emergency door making a scare amongst passengers in IndiGo 6E flight 6E-7339 from Chennai to Trivandrum. The flight took off after pressurisation checks quickly after. DGCA has ordered a probe into the matter” DGCA said in a statement.

IndiGo also issued a statement and confirmed the incident wherein the passenger “accidentally” opened the emergency exit throughout boarding course of.

The airline stated, “A passenger travelling on Flight 6E 7339 from Chennai to Tiruchirapalli on Dec 10, 2022, unintentionally opened the emergency exit in the course of the boarding course of”.

The passenger immediately apologised for their action, IndiGo said, adding that as per SOPs, the incident was logged and the aircraft underwent mandatory engineering checks, which led to a delay in the flight’s departure.

This is the latest in a series of aviation-related incidents that have been in the news lately, the most talked about one being of a man named Shankar Mishra accused of urinating on a 70-year-old woman in an “inebriated” situation within the enterprise class of an Air India flight on November 26 final 12 months.

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