Early Sunday morning, a 29-year-old passenger, Mohamed Sherif Mohamed Najmudeen, jumped from an Air Arabia flight G9-471 shortly after it landed at Chennai International Airport. The incident occurred around 3:25 am on Taxiway V, leading to a temporary closure of the main runway (07/25) as a safety precaution. Airport officials reported that this disruption resulted in delays for at least five flights, including diversions and rerouting to the secondary runway (12/30). The main runway operations resumed by 4:35 am. The passenger was taken into custody by local police, and the airline stated that the return flight to Sharjah was delayed by over three hours, departing at 7:41 am with 109 passengers on board. Despite the incident, officials noted that the disruption did not cause major operational impacts.