Ahmedabad: A rank-and-file deputy inspector officer allegedly slapped SpiceJet airline staff for not allowing him to board the plane because he showed up late at the airport, authorities said Tuesday.
“On November 17, three passengers, including the Gujarat Police Deputy Inspector, arrived at the airport. They had booked tickets on SpiceJet SG-8194 for Delhi, but showed up at the counter late and started arguing with the airline staff. at the ticket counter about boarding passes, but airline staff refused to issue boarding passes due to the delay, “airport officials told ANI here.
Officials said that after a heated discussion, the deputy inspector slapped the airline staff for refusing to issue boarding passes due to the delay.
A fight broke out between the passengers and the airline staff that generated panic at the airport, after which airport security, CISF, was called in to control the situation and the passengers, as well as the airline staff, were turned over to the local police to continue the process. action.
The sources said the passengers and the airline staff reached a mutual understanding and withdrew the complaint against the passengers, including the deputy inspector.
However, the passengers, including the deputy inspector, were not allowed to board the flight.
This story has been published from a news agency feed with no changes to the text. Only the title has been changed.
.
