Passengers delayed for 7 hours after two ‘unruly' men attempt to storm cockpit despite pleas from crew
The disruptive incident reportedly occurred Monday aboard a flight from Delhi to Mumbai, Jam Press reported.
The aircraft had been taxiing on the runway in preparation for departure when the 'two attempted to forcefully approach the cockpit and caused a disruption' a SpiceJet spokesperson told the outlet.
Both cabin crew and flyers pleaded with the men to return to their seats.
That's when the crew then made the executive decision to return to the terminal and 'offload' the two air barbarians in the interest of passenger and crew safety, the airline rep recalled.
The SpiceJet flight, which was originally slated to take off at 12:30 p.m., was delayed until 7:21 p.m. due to the disruption.
Thankfully, no injuries were reported during the kerfuffle, although the incident has raised concerns over airline security and passenger behavior.
Indeed, this isn't the first time a flyer has attempted to storm the flight deck of late.
In April, American Airlines flight attendants were forced to physically restrain a female passenger after she tried to barge into the cockpit during a New York-bound flight.
Meanwhile, there have been seemingly myriad instances of passengers attempting to open emergency doors in flight.
In March, an Ultra Airlines flight attendant broke his leg while restraining a passenger who tried to open the emergency exit on an international flight.
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