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Passenger removed from flight after he complains about mosquitoes

Lucknow - Dr Rai alleged that he was manhandled by the IndiGo staff.

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Published: Tue 10 Apr 2018, 9:36 AM

Last updated: Tue 10 Apr 2018, 11:40 AM

A passenger was removed from an IndiGo flight after he complained about mosquitoes onboard.
The airline alleged that Dr Saurabh Rai, a heart surgeon from Bengaluru, created chaos in the flight and used the word 'hijack'.
According to the NDTV, Rai was scheduled to fly from Lucknow to Bengaluru on flight 6E 541 but soon after boarding he starting to complain about mosquitos onboard 
"Before the cabin crew could address his concerns he became aggressive and used threatening language," IndiGo said in a statement.

"He (Rai) attempted to instigate other passengers on board to damage the aircraft and used words such as 'hijack'. Hence, keeping in mind applicable safety protocols, crew apprised pilot-in-command, who decided to offload him," the airline was quoted saying.
Dr Rai, however, alleged that he was manhandled by the IndiGo staff.
 "The Indigo flight from Lucknow to Bengaluru was full of mosquitoes, when I raised objection, I was manhandled by the crew and offloaded from the aircraft, I was even threatened," Dr Rai was quoted by ANI news agency.
 


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