Passenger who hit pilot handed over to police, process began to put him on ‘no-fly list’: IndiGo

IndiGo on Monday released an official statement on X over a pilot assault on flight incident, saying the passenger - Sahil Katariya - who hit a pilot on a flight handed over to the enforcement agencies and a process began to put him on a ‘no-fly list’.

“On January 14, a customer assaulted our first officer during the announcement of a flight delay flight 6E 2175. As per protocol, the customer was declared unruly and handed over to the local law enforcement agencies. This incident is being referred



to the independent internal committee for appropriate action and inclusion of the customer on the ‘no-fly list’ as laid down in regulatory guidelines. The safety and scurity of our customers and crew are of paramount importance, and we maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards any such unacceptable behaviour,” the IndiGo statement read.

The passenger on an IndiGo flight was arrested after he assaulted a pilot when he was making an announcement regarding a delay in takeoff at the Delhi airport.