Following an incident of alleged assault against an IndiGo pilot on board, the accused passenger was declared 'unruly', the airlines said in a statement on Monday.
The aviation security agency has started an investigation into the incident of a passenger allegedly hitting an IndiGo pilot while the latter was announcing a flight delay at Delhi airport, the officials said.
Passengers aboard two Air India (AI) flights experienced over eight hours and another two and a half hours of delay due to adverse weather conditions at Delhi airport.
The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, is scheduled to begin from Manipur's Thoubal on Sunday. The yatra will cover over 6,700 kilometres over 67 days, traversing through 110 districts.
A special IndiGo flight, through which Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, were going to travel to Manipur for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, was delayed due to fog and poor visibility conditions at Delhi Airport on Sunday morning.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Friday that the Indian aviation sector has registered tremendous growth in the last decade and underscored that the country has the capability to lead the global aviation market.
Two foreign nationals were apprehended at Indira Gandhi International Airport for carrying fake Bulgarian passports, according to an official statement issued by the Central Industrial Security Force on Friday.
A dense fog over Northern and North-eastern parts of the country such as Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Bihar has resulted in very low visibility, affected normal life and delayed flight operations on Thursday morning.