Chennai, May 3 -- A passenger onboard an Air Arabia flight from Sharjah was taken into custody in the early hours of Sunday after he opened an emergency exit and exited the aircraft while it was taxiing at Chennai International Airport, leading to a brief disruption of runway operations, official sources said.

According to official sources, Flight G90471 (A6-AOP, A320) Air Arabia Sharjah to Chennai arrived at 0323 hrs (STA 0325 hrs). "The aircraft became disabled on RWY 07/25 on Taxiway V at approximately 0324 hrs due to a passenger opening the emergency door and exiting the aircraft, and the passenger has been taken into custody by local police through CISF."

The sources further stated that the incident forced a temporary shutdown of t...