New Delhi, June 28 -- An untoward incident on an Amritsar-Delhi Air India flight has raised concerns about passenger safety yet again when a drunk man boarded the aircraft and ended up in verbal altercations with the onboard crew and co-passengers. The Mint journalist filing the report was also among those present on the flight.

The man, who appeared to be in his mid-40s, was seen to be aggressive even before the boarding of the flight from Amritsar's Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, which was also noticed by the ground staff responsible for the boarding. However, he was allowed to board the Air India flight AI 454 en route to Delhi.

The man, who was travelling with his wife and child, began abusing and misbehaving with co-pa...