Chennai, May 3 -- An Air Arabia flight passenger opened the plane's emergency exit and jumped onto the runway seconds after landing at Chennai International Airport early on Sunday, May 3.

The Airbus A320 flight G9 471 from Sharjah touched down at 3:23 am on Sunday. Although the incident did not occur on the main runway, airport authorities closed it at 3:25 am as a "safety precaution."

Initial findings by the airport authorities indicate that the man was likely unwell during the journey. Identified as 29-year-old Mohamed Sherif Mohamed Najmudeen, the passenger insisted he was unstable and jumped off the aircraft from the emergency exit, according to officials. However, security agencies are currently investigating the matter to underst...