Air India has filed a police report in connection with the incident, which occurred on November 26 on the flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to Delhi.
New Delhi: Air India said on Wednesday that it has taken a “very serious view” of the incident in November last year in which a drunk man allegedly urinated on a female passenger on a New York-Delhi flight. According to the airline, a police report has already been filed, and as a first step, the passenger in question has been barred from flying for 30 days. Air India also stated that an internal committee has been formed to investigate lapses on the part of the airline’s crew and “address the deficiencies that delayed quick redressal of the situation.”
The incident came to light after the Times of India published a letter from the woman to Tata Group chairman N Chandrasekaran in which she described her terrifying flight experience. According to the woman, the drunk man walked to her seat, unzipped his pants, and urinated. The man continued to expose his private parts after urinating and only moved when other passengers asked him to leave. The woman’s clothes, shoes, and bag were soaked in urine, so the crew changed her clothes and placed sheets on her urine-soaked seat.
Despite her alerting the cabin crew, she claims the passenger walked away unscathed after the flight landed in Delhi.
“A police complaint has already been filed, and Air India is committed to assisting law enforcement and regulatory authorities,” the airline said.
“Air India allegedly shared basic details of the incident with police on December 28, after which police attempted to contact the woman, but she said she had given her complaint to Air India, which should be used as her original complaint,” the officer added.
