The flyer’s luggage had already been offloaded at Delhi. “He owned up to the mistake and profusely apologised for it to the crew,” the source said. AIX flew him back to Delhi. “He reached Delhi around 8 pm and then we again put him on a flight to Bagdogra airport,” the source added.An internal inquiry is being carried out by the airline as well over the lapse. “The airline security had missed doing a headcount of all seated passengers before it took off on the leg from Delhi to Bhubaneswar, which is mandatory. This needs to be done before the fresh set of passengers boarded the flight at Delhi airport. So, there is a security lapse on our part too,” the source informed.The airline had immediately informed the regulators, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the BCAS, about the incident. Since it is a security lapse, the BCAS would be probing it.AIX confirmed the incident. A spokesperson said, “On 30th July, a guest transiting through Delhi on another flight inadvertently continued on the aircraft onward to Bhubaneswar. An internal investigation is being conducted to identify and address any lapses, while reiterating SOPs and internal briefings across stations to prevent recurrence.”
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