Woman Passenger Allegedly Punches Crew, Walks Semi-Naked On Vistara Flight To Mumbai
The airlines are increasing facing and struggling with Shankar Mishra-like cases. Now, drama ensued mid-air on Vistara flight from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai when a 45-year-old Italian woman assaulted crew members on board
on Monday. The woman has now been arrested.
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Drama that unfolded in mid-air flight
The airlines said Paola Perruccio, who had an economy class ticket, insisted on sitting in business class, and assaulted a crew member when stopped. She allegedly punched a cabin crew member, spat on another, and walked partially naked in the flight.
The airlines said that she took off some of her clothes and walked up and down the aisle in a partially naked state. The ruckus continued till Perruccio was restrained in the mid-air aircraft for “unruly and violent behaviour”.
On the complaint of the cabin crew on board, the woman was arrested by Sahar police after the flight landed in Mumbai in the early hours on Monday. The UK 256 flight took off from Abu Dhabi at 2:03 am IST on Monday.
Sahar Police arrested a woman, Paola Perruccio from Italy after she created a ruckus on an Abu Dhabi-Mumbai flight. She allegedly insisted on sitting in business class despite an economy ticket, assaulted crew, took off some clothes&walked up&down aisle in a partially naked state
— ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2023
Vistara’s statement
“In view of the continued unruly conduct and violent behaviour, the captain issued a warning card and made a decision to restrain the customer. The pilot made regular announcements to assure the other customers onboard of their safety and security. In accordance with the guidelines and our stringent standard operating procedures (SOPs), the security agencies on-ground were informed to take immediate action upon arrival,” Vistara said in a statement.
After registering a case against the passenger, the Mumbai Police filed a charge sheet within a day.
A medical examination was also conducted on the woman before booking her under several sections of the Indian Penal Code. The police said they have completed all formalities of recording statements of co-passengers, crew, and others.
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Such incidents continue to mar airlines
The incident comes only weeks after the crew of a New York-Delhi flight were de-rostered after a drunk passenger urinated on an elderly woman.
In another Air India Paris-Delhi flight, a drunk passenger had urinated on the vacant seat and blanket of a woman passenger.
Another passenger, also inebriated, was caught smoking in the lavatory and refusing to respond to the instructions.
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