The Air France flight resumed its journey to New Delhi.
Sofia:
An Air France flight en route from Paris to New Delhi made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria at around 17:00 on Friday due to a disruptive passenger, Bulgarian officials said on Saturday.
The passenger, an Indian citizen, started acting shortly after takeoff and argued with other passengers, assaulted an air hostess and slammed the door of the cockpit, said Ivailo Angelov, an official from the National Investigation Agency.
His aggressive behavior forced the commander of the flight to seek an emergency landing in Sofia. The man, whose name was not released, was taken from the plane and is charged with endangering flight safety. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.
The Air France flight resumed its journey to New Delhi.
“We are investigating both his actions and his motives,” Angelov told reporters. “There is no reasonable explanation for his behavior,” Angelov said.
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