Passenger hits IndiGo pilot at Delhi airport over flight delay, arrested

A passenger on an IndiGo flight was arrested after he hit a pilot when he was making an announcement regarding a delay in takeoff at the Delhi airport, police said on Monday.

A purported video of the incident, which took place Sunday evening, surfaced on social media and showed Sahil Katariya, in a yellow jacket, hitting the pilot as he was making the announcement inside the aircraft.

In the short video clip, other crew members could be seen shouting at him after he hit the pilot.