Mumbai: A tense moment unfolded at Varanasi airport on Monday evening after a passenger allegedly tried to open the emergency exit doors of an Akasa Air flight moments before departure to Mumbai. The incident occurred on flight QP 1497, which was scheduled to take off at 6.45 PM. The passenger, identified as Sujit Singh from Gaura Badshahpur in Jaunpur district, reportedly attempted to open the exit doors while the aircraft was taxiing toward the runway.

According to officials, the alert cabin crew immediately informed the pilot, who then contacted Air Traffic Control (ATC) and brought the aircraft back to the parking bay. Following security protocol, all passengers were safely escorted off the plane, and Singh was detained by security personnel for questioning.

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