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New Delhi: An Indian national passenger allegedly urinated on a co-passenger on a Delhi-Bangkok Air India flight on Wednesday.

Although Air India issued a statement confirming the incident, it did not mention the nature of the incident. The airline added that the crew followed all laid-down procedures and that the matter has been reported to the authorities.

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“Air India confirms that an incident of unruly passenger behaviour was reported to the cabin crew operating flight AI2336, from Delhi to Bangkok, on 9 April 2025. The crew followed all laid down procedures, and the matter has been reported to the authorities,” it said in the statement.

It also stated that the crew of Air India had warned the accused passenger and assisted the victim, reportedly an employee of a prominent multinational company, to air their grievance to the Bangkok authorities.

Furthermore, Air India stated that the standing Independent Committee will be convened to assess the incident and determine the action, if any, to be taken against the unruly passenger. “Air India continues to follow the SOPs as laid out by DGCA in such matters,” the statement added.

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu told media that the ministry will speak to the airline and will take necessary action if required.

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An Indian student at a US university, Arya Vohra, was banned by American Airlines after he allegedly urinated on a co-passenger in March 2023.

A similar incident had occurred on an Air India flight in 2022. Mumbai resident Shankar Mishra had allegedly urinated on an elderly woman on a New York-Delhi Air India flight on November 26, 2022.

Soon after the incident, Mishra was arrested; he was also terminated from Wells Fargo, the firm where he was employed at the time.