New Delhi: Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya allegedly “mistakenly” opened the emergency exit of an IndiGo plane last month and has already apologised for it, Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday.
“It is important to look at the facts. The (emergency) door was opened by him by mistake when the flight was on the ground and after all checks, the flight was allowed to take off. He also apologised for the mistake. All protocols were followed and DGCA has investigated the matter. It was found all protocols were followed and pressurisation was also checked,” Scindia told reporters.
IndiGo also said the passenger accidentally opened the emergency exit door and apologised for the action.
“A passenger travelling on Flight 6E 7339 from Chennai to Tiruchirapalli on Dec 10 accidentally opened emergency exit during boarding process. Passenger apologised for the action. As per SOPs, aircraft underwent mandatory engineering checks which led to delay departure,” IndiGo statement said.
IndiGo recently stated that a passenger accidently opened the emergency exit of flight 6E 7339 (Chennai to Tiruchirapalli) on December 10 at the Chennai airport during the boarding process, when the plane was on the tarmac.
“The passenger apparently opened the RH emergency exit door by mistake while the aircraft was still on the ground. The crew moved in swiftly and all appropriate action to restore airworthiness such as reinstalling the door, pressurisation check was carried out before the flight was cleared for departure. No safety protocol was compromised with,” the official said.
(With Agency Inputs)