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Scare on Varanasi-Mumbai flight as passenger tries to open emergency exit doors

Posted By: Hari Ram Posted On: Nov 04, 2025Share Article
Scare on Varanasi-Mumbai flight as passenger tries to open emergency exit doors
In this file photo, an Akasa Air passenger aircraft is seen on the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai. For representational

Scare on Varanasi-Mumbai Akasa Air flight as passenger tries to open emergency exit doors; arrested

A passenger was on a flight from Varanasi to Mumbai was detained on Monday for allegedly trying to open the aircraft's emergency exit doors before takeoff.

According to a report by news agency PTI, the incident took place on board Akasa Air's flight QP 1497, which was slated to depart from Varanasi for India's financial capital at 6.45 pm.

As the aircraft was taxiing, the accused—a flyer named Sujit Singh from the Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh—attempted to open the emergency exit doors.

The cabin crew, however, caught Singh in the act and promptly alerted the pilot, who brough the aircraft back to apron after directions from the Air Traffic Control (ATC).

Security personnel subsequently evacuated all passengers safely, and took Singh into custody.

Speaking to PTI, Phoolpur Station House Officer (SHO) Praveen Kumar Singh said the passenger told investigators that the accused tried to open the emergency exit doors "out of curiosity."

Singh has been booked and is in custody for questioning.

After the chaos settled, the rescheduled flight took off for Mumbai at around 7.45 pm following security clearance.

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