SOFIA: a Air France flight on the way from Paris to New Delhi a made emergency landing at Sofia airport in Bulgaria on Friday around 5pm due to a disruptive passenger, Bulgarian officials said on Saturday.
The passenger, an Indian citizen, started acting shortly after take-off and quarreled with other passengers and a air hostess and slammed the door of the cockpit, said Ivailo Angelov, an official of 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.
