Indian student suspended by American Airlines for urinating on fellow passenger

New Delhi:

An Indian passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi is said to have drunkenly urinated on a fellow passenger on Saturday. The suspect has been identified as 21-year-old Arya Vohra, a student at an American university, and has been suspended by the airline.

According to an American Airlines statement, flight AA292 from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport was met upon arrival by local police due to a disruptive customer. The flight landed safely at 9:50 pm.

The airline announced that it would no longer allow the passenger on board in the future. “Upon arrival of the aircraft, the Purser informed that the passenger was heavily intoxicated and was not complying with the instructions of the crew on board. He repeatedly argued with the operating crew, was unwilling to sit down, and constantly questioned the safety of the aircraft. the crew and the plane in danger “After disrupting the safety of fellow passengers, finally urinated on pax sitting on 15G,” said American Airlines, according to news agency ANI.

The American Airlines pilot contacted Delhi ATC about an unruly passenger on board before landing and sought safety. It was informed to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for necessary action. “After the plane landed, CISF personnel removed him from the plane and the said passenger also misbehaved towards CISF personnel,” an airport official told ANI.

The airport police have taken note of the incident and are taking legal action against the passenger. “We have received a complaint about urinating on a fellow American Airlines passenger against a person named Arya Vohra, a student in the US and a resident of Defense Colony, Delhi. We are taking appropriate legal action,” said a senior Delhi Police official. . .

India’s aviation regulator has also requested a detailed report from the airline. “We have received a report from the airline concerned. They appear to have handled the situation professionally and have taken all appropriate measures,” an official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told ANI news agency.

In November, a man named Shankar Mishra allegedly urinated on a 70-year-old female passenger in an intoxicated state in business class of an Air India New York-New Delhi flight. The incident caused a huge stir as it was not reported to the authorities by the airline and only came to light after the victim wrote a letter to N Chandrasekaran, boss of the Tata Group, which owns Air India. Mr. Mishra was later arrested by the Delhi Police.