Kolkata-Bound IndiGo Flight Delayed By Over 3 Hours After Crew, Passenger Clash In Delhi

Last Updated:September 03, 2025, 09:16 IST

A Delhi-Kolkata IndiGo flight was delayed for over three hours after an altercation between a passenger and cabin crew, with both parties filing police complaints, as per a report.

Passengers board an Indigo aircraft on a cloudy morning in Kolkata (Photo: PTI)

A Delhi-Kolkata IndiGo flight was delayed for over three hours on Monday after an intense altercation broke out between a passenger and cabin crew, with both sides lodging police complaints against each other, The Times of India reported.

According to the crew, the passenger was identified as a lawyer, seated in 31D. The report quoted the crew as saying that the passenger boarded the aircraft in an inebriated condition and began urging fellow travellers to chant ‘Har Har Mahadev‘ (a religious Hindu slogan).

Their complaint further stated that once the flight took off, he tried to conceal a soft drink bottle that smelled of alcohol, and when questioned, he quickly gulped it down.

The man was later handed over to security personnel at Kolkata airport.

The lawyer, however, refuted the charges, informing the police that he had consumed a beer at Delhi‘s IGI Airport before boarding and produced a purchase invoice as proof.

As per the report, the passenger, in his counter-complaint, accused the airline staff of harassment and claimed he was denied basic services.

He also insisted that his greeting of ‘Har Har Mahadev‘ to the crew was not meant to offend anyone.

IndiGo officials told TOI that the cabin crew reported the flyer as “unruly“ and “drunk“.

The airline added that the passenger’s complaint was also being looked into.

Vani Mehrotra

Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.

Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.

Location :

First Published:

September 03, 2025, 09:16 IST

News india Kolkata-Bound IndiGo Flight Delayed By Over 3 Hours After Crew, Passenger Clash In Delhi

Read More