Female Passenger Assaults Air India Express Staff At Mumbai Airport

Mumbai: A female passenger assaulted a female staff of the Air India Express at the counter of the Mumbai airport. The incident took place on Sunday. The  passenger was later handed over to the police, according to a source.

"On September 1, a passenger at Mumbai airport misbehaved with a staff member of our ground operations partner. The Duty Manager promptly notified CISF, and the passenger was handed over to the police in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures," an Air India Express spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.

The source in the know said passengers and staff involved were females.

"Air India express reiterates its zero-tolerance approach to any behaviour that jeopardises the safety and well-being of our guests and employees, and those of our partners," an airlines spokesperson said.

With inputs from PTI