Mid-air scare for Air India Express as passenger tries to enter cockpit, handed over to police upon landing

Bengaluru-Varanasi Air India Express flight: An Air India Express passenger sparked alarm on Monday morning after trying to force his way into the cockpit. The traveller was handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force as soon as the Bengaluru-Varanasi flight landed. The incident had initially sparked hijacking concerns among the cabin crew and the incident is being treated as unruly behaviour of the highest level.

The passenger had reportedly been travelling in a group of eight — with some reports suggesting they had all been handed over to the CISF. Only one person from the group had tried to open the cockpit door. Such an action can land the traveller on the no fly list from a minimum of two years up to a lifetime.