A passenger of a New York-New Delhi American Airlines flight has allegedly urinated on a fellow male passenger on board in a drunken state, sources said on Sunday.
The incident allegedly took place on flight number AA292, which took off from New York at 9:16 pm on Friday and landed after 14 hours and 26 minutes of flying at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here at 10:12 pm on Saturday.
Speaking about the incident, DCP IGI airport said, “Got complaint about a passenger urinating on another from American Airlines. Accused has been identified as Arya Vohra, a student in US. Legal action being taken.”
#Delhi | We have got a report from the concerned airline (American Airlines). They seem to have handled the situation professionally and have taken all appropriate actions: Official, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (#DGCA)
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DGCA official said, “We have got a report from the concerned airline (American Airlines). They seem to have handled the situation professionally and have taken all appropriate actions.”
According to the Civil Aviation Rules, if a passenger is found guilty of unruly behaviour, besides action under criminal law, he will be banned from flying for a particular time period, depending on the level of the offence.