BJP MP Tejasvi Surya ‘opened’ emergency exit of IndiGo flight causing two-hour delay
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya had allegedly opened the emergency exit of IndiGo aircraft without any authorisation at the Chennai Airport on December 10 last year. Tejasvi Surya is BJP MP from Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency.
Earlier, the airline in question-IndiGo- had refused to issue any statement on the incident. Later, the airline confirmed the incident saying, “A passenger travelling on Flight 6E 7339 from Chennai to Tiruchirapalli on December 10 accidentally opened the emergency exit during the boarding process. The passenger apologised for the action.”
The incident, in which emergency exit door was opened by a passenger, was also confirmed by Chennai airport authorities as well as Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials, according to a report in The News Minute.
Quoting an eyewitness, the report said that it was Karnataka BJP MP Tejasvi Surya who had opened the emergency exit. He was made to apologise, the eyewitness claimed.
The incident reportedly took place when the cabin crew was briefing the passengers on the safety protocols. The BJP MP who was also listening to the mandatory emergency procedures “pulled the lever causing the opening of the emergency exit”, said the TNM report. Following the incident, all the passengers were made to deboard the plane and were asked to sit in a bus.
