Air India Flight AI 138 From Milan to Delhi Returns to Milan After Take-Off as Passenger Tries to Enter Cockpit
An Air India flight from Milan to New Delhi on Friday was diverted back to Milan over an hour after take-off after a passenger reportedly misbehaved.
New Delhi, August 4: An Air India flight from Milan to New Delhi on Friday was diverted back to Milan over an hour after take-off after a passenger reportedly misbehaved. Flight AI 138 Milan-Delhi flight (arrival in Delhi on 3 Aug) landed back at Milan after a passenger tried to forcibly enter the cockpit.
The passenger was handed over to local police after landing, following which the aircraft departed after security clearance to Delhi. "AI 138/ Milan-Delhi flight (arrival in Delhi on 3 Aug) was delayed by 2 hrs 37 minutes as one unruly passenger Gurpreet Singh tried to enter the cockpit after take-off from Milan on schedule. The aircraft landed back and pax was handed over to local police," Air India said in a statement.
"The captain of the flight AI 138, which had about 250 people on board, decided to dump fuel (as it had been refuelled for the eight-hour flight to Delhi) and be light enough to return to land in Milan almost an hour after taking off from there," it added.
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