NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya had “himself reported” to crew after inadvertently opening the emergency exit of an IndiGo ATR while the aircraft was on ground at Chennai airport on December 10. The MP had then “apologised” for the about two-hour delay caused in the flight’s departure to Tiruchirapalli as the aircraft had to undergo checks before being allowed to take off.
“Tejasvi Surya himself reported that incident. Based on which, the full protocol was followed as DGCA has itself investigated and enunciated. After the full protocol was followed, pressurisation and other checks were done, the aircraft was allowed to take off. He (Surya) himself apologised for the delay caused. The incident happened in ground. The person concerned, in this case Surya, himself reported it to the crew and the pilot,” Scindia told reporters on the sidelines of an Assocham event in Delhi on Wednesday (watch here).
