Akasa Air’s Varanasi-Mumbai flight passenger detained for attempting to open emergency exit
An Akasa Air passenger on a flight from Varanasi to Mumbai was detained after he attempted to open the aircraft’s emergency exit door without authorisation while the aircraft was still stationary at the parking bay, said the airline’s in a statement
The incident occurred on flight QP 1497, scheduled to depart Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport at 7:35 pm on November 3, 2025. The passenger, Sujit Singh, a resident of Gaura Badshahpur in Jaunpur district, was offloaded and handed over to the relevant authorities following standard operating protocols.
