<p>In yet another incident of unruly behaviour mid-air, a passenger allegedly abused and assaulted a senior Air India official on board its Sydney-Delhi flight recently, according to a source.</p>.<p>The incident took place when the Air India official, who was downgraded from business class to economy due to the seat malfunctioning, tried to correct his co-passenger about his loud voice, the source said.</p>.<p>Despite the physical assault, Air India cabin crew did not use restraining devices to contain the unruly passenger, the source alleged.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/air-india-says-passenger-assaulted-crew-onboard-toronto-delhi-flight-on-july-8-1236310.html" target="_blank">Air India says passenger assaulted crew onboard Toronto-Delhi flight on July 8</a></strong></p>.<p>An Air India spokesperson, in a statement, said, "A passenger on board AI-301 operating Sydney-Delhi on July 9, 2023, behaved in an unacceptable manner during flight, despite verbal and written warnings, causing distress to other passengers, which included one of our employees."</p>.<p>"Upon the flight's safe landing at Delhi, the passenger was handed over to the security agency, and the passenger later apologised in writing," the airline said.</p>.<p>It also said that the DGCA was "duly informed" of the incident and added that the airline "will take a firm stand against misbehaviour. We will pursue this to the full extent of the law."</p>.<p>According to the source, the seat allotted to the Air India official was 30-C since there were other passengers he chose to shift.</p>.<p>“Later he was reseated in 25 ABC," the source said.</p>.<p>"The AI official began correcting his co-passenger about his loud voice. The passenger seated next to him slapped, twisted his head and abused him," the source alleged.</p>.<p>As the five young cabin crew could not contain the rowdy passenger, the AI official rushed to the rear seats, as per the source.</p>.<p>"This unruly passenger was playing with emergency equipment and walking freely in the galley," the source alleged.</p>.<p>According to the source, the male cabin supervisor was called and the passenger was "issued a verbal warning and a written warning."</p>
<p>In yet another incident of unruly behaviour mid-air, a passenger allegedly abused and assaulted a senior Air India official on board its Sydney-Delhi flight recently, according to a source.</p>.<p>The incident took place when the Air India official, who was downgraded from business class to economy due to the seat malfunctioning, tried to correct his co-passenger about his loud voice, the source said.</p>.<p>Despite the physical assault, Air India cabin crew did not use restraining devices to contain the unruly passenger, the source alleged.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/air-india-says-passenger-assaulted-crew-onboard-toronto-delhi-flight-on-july-8-1236310.html" target="_blank">Air India says passenger assaulted crew onboard Toronto-Delhi flight on July 8</a></strong></p>.<p>An Air India spokesperson, in a statement, said, "A passenger on board AI-301 operating Sydney-Delhi on July 9, 2023, behaved in an unacceptable manner during flight, despite verbal and written warnings, causing distress to other passengers, which included one of our employees."</p>.<p>"Upon the flight's safe landing at Delhi, the passenger was handed over to the security agency, and the passenger later apologised in writing," the airline said.</p>.<p>It also said that the DGCA was "duly informed" of the incident and added that the airline "will take a firm stand against misbehaviour. We will pursue this to the full extent of the law."</p>.<p>According to the source, the seat allotted to the Air India official was 30-C since there were other passengers he chose to shift.</p>.<p>“Later he was reseated in 25 ABC," the source said.</p>.<p>"The AI official began correcting his co-passenger about his loud voice. The passenger seated next to him slapped, twisted his head and abused him," the source alleged.</p>.<p>As the five young cabin crew could not contain the rowdy passenger, the AI official rushed to the rear seats, as per the source.</p>.<p>"This unruly passenger was playing with emergency equipment and walking freely in the galley," the source alleged.</p>.<p>According to the source, the male cabin supervisor was called and the passenger was "issued a verbal warning and a written warning."</p>