Two unruly passengers caused a seven-hour flight delay after allegedly attempting to get to the cockpit.
The pair are accused of doing it while the aircraft was taxiing for departure yesterday (14 Jul).
Cabin crew and passengers pleaded with them to return to their seats, it is said.
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But the captain was forced to take the Boeing 737 back to the terminal, as reported by Need To Know.
The jet was travelling from Delhi to Mumbai, India.
The SpiceJet flight, originally scheduled to depart at 12:30pm from Indira Gandhi International Airport, was delayed until 7:21pm.
A spokesperson for the airline said: “Two unruly passengers were offloaded from SpiceJet flight SG 9282 operating from Delhi to Mumbai.
“The two attempted to forcefully approach the cockpit and caused a disruption while the aircraft was taxiing.”
The airline said the decision to return to the terminal was made in the interest of passenger and crew safety.
No injuries were reported.
But the incident has raised concerns about onboard security and passenger conduct.
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