Dhaka, May 3 -- A passenger opened an emergency exit and jumped off an Air Arabia aircraft shortly after landing at Chennai International Airport in India, triggering a temporary runway shutdown and causing widespread flight disruptions.

Flight G9471, operated by an Airbus A320, arrived from Sharjah and touched down at approximately 03:23 on May 3. Just one minute later, while the aircraft was taxiing, the passenger deployed the emergency exit door and leaped onto the taxiway.

The aircraft was immediately halted, while airline staff alerted security personnel, who detained the passenger, identified as Mohamed Sherif Mohamed Najmudeen, 29, from Pudukkottai.

Najmudeen claimed the acts came out of mental instability, though security agenc...