New Delhi: Panic gripped passengers of a Goa-bound Akasa Air flight after woman a travelling with her pet dog released it from its carrier mid-air. The incident took place on board the Akasa flight from Delhi to Goa on September 9.
Alisha Adhana, 30, allegedly opened the pet carrier mid-flight as her dog started making “weird sounds”, leading to a chaos on the plane, TOI reported. She has reportedly been booked under Section 336 (endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code.
Akasa Air, a private airline, allowed passengers to fly with their pets in November last year, becoming second Indian airline, after Air India, to allow pets on board.
Confirming the incident, the Akasa Air said that the matter has been reported to the concerned authorities.
“An incident involving a pet owner occurred on flight QP1378 operating from Delhi to Goa on September 9, 2023. During the flight, the passenger declined to follow established safety protocols by repeatedly removing their pet from its container while the aircraft was in flight,” an airline spokesperson said
The airline said that the woman’s action posed a safety risk as well as disturbed the other passengers and crew members.
“Our cabin crew requested that the passenger return the pet to its designated container, in accordance with our established pet carriage policy. Unfortunately, the passenger was uncooperative. According to our process, upon landing our crew reported the incident to the relevant authorities,” the airline said.hg
12/09/2023 Siddhi Gaharwar/News Nine
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