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Air India Passenger Causes “Physical Harm” to Cabin Crew


FILE - Air India passenger jets are seen on the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai, India, Feb. 14, 2023.
FILE - Air India passenger jets are seen on the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai, India, Feb. 14, 2023.

An Air India flight bound for London from Delhi Monday was forced to return to the airport due to an unruly passenger.

An Air India statement said the passenger inflicted “physical harm to two of the cabin crew members,” causing the pilot to decide to return to Delhi.

The airline said the passenger was handed over to the security personnel upon landing.

The flight was rescheduled to depart for London on Monday afternoon.

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