Italian woman passenger punches crew member, creates ruckus on Abu Dhabi-Mumbai flight; arrested

Mumbai: A 45-year-old Italian woman passenger allegedly punched a crew member, spat on another staffer and stripped on board a Vistara flight to Mumbai from Abu Dhabi after she was stopped from entering the business class, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on Monday and after the flight landed in Mumbai, the



crew members handed her over to Sahar police and she was arrested, they said.

Vistara in a statement said the passenger was restrained by the crew for "unruly and violent behaviour" and the incident was reported to the relevant authorities as per the standard operating procedures.