Sharing copies of the complaint on X, Moitra stated: “Here is the official complaint @IndiGo6E and @RamMNK @DGCAIndia – please let me know what actions are taken. Regards.”
In her complaint directed to the DGCA, Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, and IndiGo officials, Moitra asserted that 4-5 passengers on IndiGo flight 6E-719 shouted “abusive and political slogans and chants” aimed at her after the plane landed in Delhi.
She mentioned that the passengers verbally assaulted and heckled her inside the aircraft, and claimed the cabin crew did not intervene, even as the situation intensified.
According to the complaint, the passengers reportedly yelled partisan political slogans, employed “gendered invective,” recorded videos without permission, and encouraged fellow travelers to join in the heckling.
Moitra also claimed that videos of the incident circulated on social media, labeling the behavior as “premeditated, malicious, and deliberate.”
The TMC MP urged authorities to identify the passengers, preserve CCTV and onboard footage, initiate disciplinary actions against the IndiGo cabin crew, and place the alleged offenders on the national no-fly list in accordance with Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) for unruly passengers.
In her complaint, Moitra referenced previous aviation-related incidents involving comedian Kunal Kamra, former MP Ravindra Gaikwad, and the Air India urination incident with Shankar Mishra to argue that authorities had previously taken action in similar situations.
She further alleged that IndiGo’s cabin crew acted as “passive bystanders” and failed to provide warnings or escalate the issue to the pilot-in-command as mandated by aviation regulations.
IndiGo and the DGCA had yet to publicly respond to the complaint at the time of publication.
