American Airlines has banned the Indian passenger, who had allegedly urinated on a fellow passenger while being drunk on a New York-New Delhi flight.
The accused, identified as 21-year-old Arya Vohra, a student at a US university, has been banned by the airline.
The airline said in a statement that it will not allow the passenger on board in the future.
The statement further said that the American Airlines flight AA292 from John F Kennedy International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport was met by local law enforcement upon arrival due to a disruptive customer. The flight landed safely at 9.50 p.m. on Saturday.
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"Upon aircraft arrival, the purser informed that the passenger was heavily intoxicated, and was not adhering to crew instructions on board. He was repeatedly arguing with the operating crew, was not willing to be seated and continuously endangering the safety of the crew and aircraft.
"After disturbing the safety of fellow passengers, finally urinated on a passenger seated on seat 15G," the airlines said.
Student urinates on co-passenger in New York-Delhi American Airlines flight
The Delhi police have lodged a case against a student for allegedly urinating on a fellow passenger on a New York-Delhi American Airlines Flight, officials said on Sunday.
Confirming the incident, Devesh Kumar Mahla, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Indira Gandhi International Airport said that they were looking into the matter.
The student was said to be drunk at the time of the incident.
The incident allegedly took place on flight number AA292, which took off from New York on Friday and landed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi at 10.12 p.m. on Saturday.
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"We have received a complaint of urination on a co-passenger from an American airline against one person, Arya Vohra, who is a student in the US and resident of Defence colony Delhi. We are taking necessary legal action," said the DCP.
According to information, Vohra was asleep when he urinated. It also fell on a co-passenger. The Airline reported the matter to the authorities concerned after which action was initiated against the accused.
Further investigation in the matter is on.
