Man Tries To Enter Cockpit of IndiGo Flight To Charge Phone; Gets Thrown Off By Crew

In a rather bizarre incident, a passenger was offloaded from a Mumbai-Kolkata IndiGo flight, after he reportedly tried to enter the cockpit, claiming that he wanted to charge his phone. The incident occurred on IndiGo flight 6E-395, following which, the offloaded passenger was handed over to the Mumbai police.

"While an IndiGo aircraft was on the ground, an unruly passenger tried to enter the cockpit saying that his mobile needs to be charged," the airline told ANI.

"Following standard operating procedures, the captain operating 6E-395 flight from Mumbai to Kolkata (September 24, 2018) had initiated the offloading of the passenger on grounds of a security violation. As per the prescribed rules, entry into the cockpit is prohibited," the airline added.

According to ANI, an investigation in the matter in currently underway. However, no FIR has been registered against the passenger, Times of India quoted airport police.