A routine boarding procedure turned violent at Srinagar Airport on July 26, when a senior Army officer brutally assaulted four SpiceJet ground staff members at the boarding gate of flight SG-386 to Delhi.
The altercation stemmed from a dispute over excess cabin baggage, escalating into what the airline has termed a ‘murderous assault.’
According to SpiceJet’s official statement, the passenger was carrying two cabin bags weighing a total of 16 kg, more than twice the permissible limit of 7 kg. When the ground staff politely asked him to pay for the excess baggage, the passenger refused and forcibly entered the aerobridge without completing the required boarding process- a serious breach of aviation security norms.
