CHENNAI: A passenger onboard a Chennai-bound flight attempted to open the emergency door of the plane. The incident took place this morning on IndiGo flight 6E 6341 from Delhi to Chennai.

The passenger has been identified as Manikandan. He was subsequently handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), a federal police force, by the flight crew upon arrival in Chennai.

“As per the Standard Operating Procedure, the passenger was declared unruly by the crew and handed over to the local authorities on arrival. At no point was the safety of the flight compromised. We regret any inconvenience caused to the other passengers,” said the spokesperson of IndiGo.