The accused, identified as 21-year-old Arya Vohra, resident of Delhi and student at a US university, has been banned by the airline from flying on its planes in future. This is the third such incident in the past few months.

NEW DELHI, March 5: In yet another instance of perverted behaviour on a plane, an inebriated Indian young man urinated on a co-passenger on a New York-New Delhi American Airlines flight and was handed over to security personnel on arrival at Delhi on Saturday. This is the third incident of its kind in the past few months.

The accused, identified as 21-year-old Arya Vohra, resident of Delhi and student at a US university, has been banned by the airline from flying on its planes in future.

He reportedly apologised to the male fellow passenger for what he described as unknowingly happened while asleep. However, the pilot reported the matter to the air traffic controller and subsequently he was taken into custody by the police when the plane landed in Delhi.

In a statement, the airlines said, “American Airlines flight 292 with service from John F Kennedy International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport was met by local law enforcement upon arrival in Delhi due to a disruptive customer. The flight landed safely at 9.50 pm. We’re grateful to our crew members who are consistently dedicated to the safety and care of our customers and handled the circumstances with the utmost professionalism.”

The DGCA said, “We have sought and got a report from the concerned airline. They seem to have handled the situation professionally and have taken all appropriate action.”

Earlier, on November 26, a passenger named Shankar Mishra allegedly urinated on a 70-year-old woman co-passenger in an inebriated condition in the business class of an Air India New York-New Delhi flight. The airline was penalised by the DGCA for not promptly reporting the incident. Mishra was later arrested by the police.

Ten days later, in another mid-air peeing incident, a drunk man on a Paris-Delhi Air India flight urinated on a woman's blanket. The incident took place on flight 142 on December 6. The pilot reported the matter to the ATC and the accused was apprehended on arrival.

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