
Chaotic scenes played out onboard an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Varanasi last night after checks on the aircraft delayed take-off by two hours. In a video that has since circulated on social media, fliers are asking when the flight will take off as the cabin crew requests them to remain seated. At one point, an air hostess also folds her hands and requests a passenger to take his seat as he protests the delay. The video captures the anxiety around air travel in the aftermath of the AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad last month that left 260 people dead. With air travel prices witnessing significant hikes post-COVID, safety concerns are now triggering passengers.