Thiruvananthapuram: The Valiathura Police arrested a man on Sunday for smoking inside the lavatory of an Air India Express flight. The apprehended is a 54-year-old from Mannar in Alappuzha.

The incident happened on an Air India flight from Dammam to Thiruvananthapuram. The man lit a cigarette in the lavatory using a smuggled lighter. The smoke triggered the aircraft's safety alarm, alerting the flight crew, according to the FIR. He was later handed over to the police. 

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No inflammable substances, including lighters, are allowed on board a flight. The police registered a case based on a report from an Air India official and warned him for careless behaviour. 

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