IndiGo: A 62-year-old inebriated Sweden national was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly abusing a 24-year-old cabin crew member on an Indigo Airlines trip from Bangkok to Mumbai. The passenger, named as Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg, is also accused of assaulting a fellow passenger and causing a commotion on the 6E-1052 Indigo Flight.
Gripped the air hostess’s hand inappropriately
When the flight attendant informed him that there was no food on board, the customer reportedly became agitated. The air hostess approached him with the POS machine to complete the payment, he gripped the air hostess’s hand inappropriately under the pretence of swiping the card. When the air hostess objected, Westberg jumped up from his seat and molested the Indigo crew in front of other passengers, according to the lady. According to the flight hostess, the man later assaulted the crew and other passengers. On Thursday, the culprit was apprehended upon his arrival at Mumbai Airport. He appeared in Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate Court and was granted bail.
Seventh rowdy flier arrested in India in the last three months
This was the seventh rowdy flier arrested in India in the last three months, and the fifth incident of onboard molestation reported between 2017 and 2023. On an IndiGo Guwahati-Delhi flight on Sunday, an inebriated male vomited in the aisle and defecated around the toilet. The incident was reported on Twitter by Bhaskar Dev Konwar, who describes himself as a “senior advocate practising at the Gauhati High Court” and who garnered criticism for applauding the horrific event as an example of “female strength.”
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Accused became enraged and sprang up from their seats
The crew member was wearing a face mask and using a disinfectant spray to sanitise the vomit-filled aisle (which has been covered with paper napkins). Several passengers were sitting idly and watching at her while she performs the terrible task. Passengers John George D’Souza and Dattatreya Anand Bapardekar began drinking after their Indigo aircraft from Dubai to Mumbai took off on March 22. When the cabin crew discovered this, they notified them of the flight’s alcohol ban. But, both of the accused became enraged and sprang up from their seats, beginning to walk inebriated inside the flight.
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