Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Intoxicated Passenger Misses Dubai Flight After Sleeping at Airport
Bhushan Kumar was travelling from Varanasi to Dubai.
He reached the airport several hours before his flight.
The flight was due to leave at 9:05 pm.
Instead of going to the terminal, he went to the parking area.
He allegedly fell asleep there after drinking alcohol.
Airport security found him and called the police.
By then, his flight had already left.
Police sent him for a medical checkup and told his family what happened.
Bhushan Kumar, travelling from Varanasi to Dubai, arrived at the airport around 5:30 pm.
He allegedly went to the parking area and fell asleep while intoxicated.
Security personnel found him there and alerted police after becoming concerned about his condition.
His Air India Express flight was scheduled to depart at 9:05 pm, but he missed it.
Police arranged a medical examination and contacted Kumar’s family in Gorakhpur.
- Who
- Bhushan Kumar, a resident of Gorakhpur, was the passenger involved.
- What
- He missed his Dubai-bound Air India Express flight after allegedly falling asleep in the airport parking area while intoxicated.
- When
- He arrived around 5:30 pm; his flight was scheduled for 9:05 pm.
- Where
- Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi.
- Why
- He did not proceed to the terminal and complete the required boarding formalities before the flight departed.
- Passenger
- Bhushan Kumar
- Route
- Varanasi to Dubai
- Arrival time
- Around 5:30 pm
- Scheduled departure
- 9:05 pm
- Airline
- Air India Express
- Location found
- Airport parking area
- Police action
- Medical examination and family notification