On Camera: Woman Damages Rs 49K Equipment, Shouts At Staff After IndiGo Flight Cancelled In Bhubaneswar | India News

Last Updated:August 14, 2026, 15:49 IST

The woman was scheduled to travel to Kolkata on IndiGo flight 6E 7352, which was cancelled due to a technical snag.

Screengrab of viral video

An IndiGo flight delay at Bhubaneswar airport led to a chaotic scene after a woman passenger allegedly lost her temper, shouted at staff and damaged airport property on Thursday.

A video of the incident has surfaced online and gone viral. The footage shows the woman creating a commotion in the departure lounge, shouting at staff members and throwing things around.

The passenger, identified as Mamoni Kharat, was scheduled to travel to Kolkata on IndiGo flight 6E 7352. The flight was cancelled due to a technical snag, following which the incident reportedly took place around 6 pm.

Airport authorities later lodged a complaint against Kharat at the Airfield police station, accusing her of unruly behaviour and damaging airport equipment. Officials from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), IndiGo and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) were present during the incident.

According to the complaint, the passenger allegedly damaged a monitor, a keyboard and a passport-swiping machine. The AAI estimated the cost of the damaged equipment at around Rs 49,000.

Airport authorities have asked the police to take appropriate action against the passenger and recover the cost of the damaged equipment from her.

The viral video purportedly captures the confrontation at the airport following the cancellation of the Kolkata-bound flight.

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A woman who damaged airport equipment and shouted at staff after her flight was cancelled had a complaint lodged against her by airport authorities at the Airfield police station.

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