Passenger held for smoking on Kuwait–Chennai IndiGo flight
The Chennai-bound Indigo Airlines flight departed from Kuwait with 164 passengers on Sunday.
CHENNAI: A 32-year-old man on the Kuwait-Chennai flight was arrested for smoking midair by the police on Sunday.
The Chennai-bound Indigo Airlines flight departed from Kuwait with 164 passengers on Sunday. When the flight was midair, Raja of Cuddalore was frequently using the lavatory, and the fellow passengers noticed he had smoked a cigarette in the toilet.
Soon, they alerted the cabin crew, and during questioning, Raja reportedly said that he was a chain smoker and could not control smoking. Even after the warning from the cabin crew, Raja continued to smoke, and then the Chennai ATC was informed.
After the flight landed at the Chennai airport in the afternoon, the security officers entered the aircraft and detained Raja. His cigarettes and lighter were seized, and he was handed over to the Chennai airport police station. The police have registered a case and arrested Raja. Further inquiry is under way. It is noted that this is the fourth such incident in Chennai airport within a month.
