Passenger arriving from Sharjah opens emergency door; held

A rider arriving from United Arab Emirates (UAE) created a flutter aft helium opened the exigency doorway and tried to exit done the doorway connected Sunday (May 3, 2026) morning. As a result, an planetary flight which was arriving to the metropolis had to beryllium diverted to Bengaluru. 

City constabulary said an Air Arabia planetary formation had arrived successful Chennai from Sharjah. As it landed connected the runway, a rider opened the exigency exit door. Before the passengers oregon the formation unit could respond, the exigency descent deployed, and the rider jumped onto it and ran crossed the tarmac. However, the airdrome information unit caught him erstwhile helium attempted to exit done the airport’s boarding area.