A private airline cabin crew member alleged she was raped by a cab driver near Hyderabad airport on July 20. Police registered a rape case and arrested the 23-year-old accused on Tuesday, sending him to judicial remand.
A criminal case has been registered against Satish Kumar, an international passenger, for allegedly misbehaving with a cabin crew member and another passenger on a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Hyderabad. The incident involved an apology, a physical altercation, and an obscene gesture.
KLM apologized to Paralympic athlete Hannah Babalola, denied onboard wheelchair access for 11-hour flight, forcing her to avoid eating/drinking to avoid restroom needs, citing safety concerns despite her pre-booked wheelchair passenger status.
A Cathay Pacific flight from Brisbane to Hong Kong encountered severe turbulence, injuring 10 passengers and crew members. The flight landed safely in Hong Kong, and those injured received medical attention.
In a harrowing incident, a SWISS flight bound for Zurich from Delhi faced a critical engine fire just as it was taking off, necessitating a swift emergency evacuation via inflatable slides. Tragically, five people were injured, including four passengers and a cabin crew member, during the chaotic scene that unfolded at an alarming speed of 104 knots.
A passenger identified as Praveen, a businessman from Tamil Nadu, was deboarded from an IndiGo flight 6E-6323 at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport for allegedly photographing female cabin crew in an objectionable manner and using abusive language. The accused, seated in 6B and allegedly under the influence of alcohol, zoomed his phone camera to capture images of female crew members' legs, faces and bodies. Despite multiple warnings, he continued misbehaving. The crew handed him over to police, who registered a case under Section 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the BNS.
