Security lapse: Indore-bound traveller on Nagpur flight
Mumbai, January 14
In a major security lapse, a passenger was allowed to travel to Nagpur on an IndiGo flight from Delhi though he had a boarding pass for the airline’s flight to Indore.
IndiGo has confirmed the incident, which took place on Friday, and said it had suspended three of its security personnel for the lapse.
“The passenger was scheduled to travel to Indore on IndiGo airline’s flight 6E 656. At the time of check-in, he was given a boarding pass for the same flight. However, he boarded the aircraft which was bound for Nagpur and no one from the airline noticed this goof-up,” a source said.
The airline in a statement said: “IndiGo regrets the security breach intercepted by its security staff on flight 6E 774 (DEL-NAG), wherein a passenger of flight 6E 656 (DEL-IDR) wrongly boarded the flight 6E 774 and further travelled to Nagpur, after boarding the wrong coach.”
“The security lead, second lead and skipper (security personnel) have been taken off roster till IndiGo’s internal enquiry in the matter is completed,” it said. — PTI
Jet staff under DRI lens
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is looking into the role of some more crew of Jet Airways for their alleged involvement in smuggling of foreign currency
- A Jet flight attendant was held recently for allegedly trying to smuggle forex worth $4,80,200
