In a shocking incident, an IndiGo airline cargo loaded did a complete ‘Dongri to Dubai’, as he slept in the plane’s cargo and woke up in Abu Dhabi.
The man somehow ‘fell asleep’ in the cargo hold area that’s in the belly of the airplane. He eventually was found safe on arrival at the Abu Dhabi airport. As to the lapse in the process, the Directorate General Civil Aviation has already issued a probe in the matter. As for the man, he was later sent back to India on a return flight.
The aircraft took off with the loader in the pressurised cargo hold and the person was found safe on arrival in the UAE. He was sent back on the return flight of the aircraft. “On December 12, 2021, an IndiGo A320 aircraft was to operate as 6E-1835 from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi. After baggage loading was completed, one of the loaders relaxed in baggage compartment 1 and felt asleep behind the baggage. The cargo door was closed after the hold staff had marked the head count,” said a senior official probing this lapse.
The loader woke up as the aircraft took-off from Mumbai airport. It was detected at Abu Dhabi and medical examination of this loader was conducted by Abu Dhabi authorities and examination revealed that his physical condition was stable and normal. After getting the requisite clearances from local authorities at Abu Dhabi he was sent back as passenger to Mumbai on return flight.
