New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- A passenger onboard IndiGo flight 6E138 from Mumbai to Kolkata was slapped mid-air by a fellow traveler after experiencing a panic attack early Friday morning.
A video of the incident, now widely circulated on social media, shows two IndiGo crew members assisting a visibly distressed passenger through the aisle. As they passed, a man seated on the aisle suddenly stood up and slapped the victim, despite objections from crew and fellow passengers.
IndiGo officials confirmed that the passenger who was slapped had suffered a panic attack and the incident occurred shortly after the flight departed from Mumbai at 2:45 AM. Upon landing in Kolkata at 5:35 AM, the passenger who assaulted the victim was handed over to airport s...