BJP MP Tejasvi Surya opened emergency door of plane; he has apologised for it, says Civil Aviation Minister

NEW DELHI: It has been found that BJP MP and Yuva Morcha leader Tejasvi Surya was the one who opened the emergency door of the IndiGo plane last month at the Chennai airport during the boarding process. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has confirmed this. Scindia said that Tejasvi Surya opened the emergency door by mistake and the MP has already apologized for the incident.

"It is important to look at the facts. He opened the emergency door 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 said.

It was alleged that Tejasvi Surya had accidentally opened the emergency exit of a flight from Chennai to Tiruchirapalli at the Chennai airport during the boarding process in December last year.

DGCA said on Tuesday that a passenger on IndiGo 6E 7339 flight from Chennai to Tiruchirappalli opened the emergency door on December 10 last year and it had taken due note of the incident and ordered a probe. IndiGo also said the passenger accidentally opened the emergency exit door and apologised for the action.