CHENNAI, May 3 -- A routine landing turned chaotic at Chennai International Airport this morning when a passenger aboard Air Arabia flight G9471 unexpectedly opened an emergency exit and jumped onto the runway moments after touchdown.

The incident happened aboard an Airbus A320 that was flying from Sharjah, had 231 passengers on board when it landed at around 3.23am, several Indians news outlets reported.

The jump occurred as the plane was taxiing towards the terminal, forcing the pilot to immediately halt the aircraft and alert airport authorities.

Airport operations were briefly thrown into disarray, with the main runway closed as a safety precaution shortly after the incident.

"The passenger was identified as 29-year-old Mohamed Sh...