New Delhi: A male passenger onboard an Air India flight from Goa on Monday physically assaulted a crewmember and the unruly passenger was handed over to the security personnel after landing at the Delhi airport, according to the airline.

In recent months, there have been multiple incidents of unruly passenger behaviour onboard aircraft and the latest incident happened onboard flight AI882 en route from Goa to Delhi.

“The said passenger verbally abused the crewmembers and then went on to physically assault one of them on board. On landing at Delhi airport, the passenger continued with the unprovoked, aggressive behaviour and was handed over to the security personnel. We have also reported the incident to the regulator,” an Air India spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.

Further details about the incident could not be immediately ascertained.

“Safety of our crew and passengers is of utmost importance to us.

“We strongly condemn this unruly behaviour of the passenger. We will offer all support to the affected crewmembers,” the spokesperson said.

Earlier this month, Air India imposed a two-year flying ban on an individual who caused physical harm to two female cabin crewmembers onboard a Delhi-London flight on April 10.

An unruly air passenger can face flying ban for varying periods under the regulations of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.