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AN INDIAN AIRLINE said today it had grounded two pilots over allegations they had a fight and both briefly stormed out of the cockpit during a New Year’s Day flight from London to Mumbai.
Jet Airways is investigating claims that a male pilot slapped his female colleague during a heated argument while the plane was in the air with 324 passengers on board.
Reports in several Indian newspapers, quoting unnamed sources, said the mid-air altercation led the female pilot to leave the cockpit in tears and she had to be persuaded to go back in by cabin crew.
At one point the male pilot also left the cockpit, leaving the controls briefly unattended, the Times of India claimed.
“A misunderstanding occurred between the cockpit crew… However, the same was quickly resolved amicably and the flight… continued its journey to Mumbai, landing safely,” Jet said in a statement.
“The airline has reported the incident to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the concerned crew have been derostered pending an internal investigation that has since been initiated,” it added.
The flight departed London around 10am on Monday and arrived in India’s financial capital on schedule around nine hours later at midnight local time.
“At Jet Airways, safety of guests, crew and assets is of paramount importance and the airline has zero tolerance for any action of its employees that compromises safety,” the airline said in its statement.
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Nobody talks about Flight Club.
An argy bhaji…..
‘A misunderstanding’ led to 2 trained pilots both leaving the cockpit of the plane they were flying at the same time…?
@An Observer: one flys The plane, the other monitors
The comedy film airplane couldn’t have thought this one up.
@Sean Conway: I have visions of the inflatable co pilot taking over while the lads have a scrap
“They both stormed out of the cockpit” how did they decide who was going to storm out first? One small door.
@Brendan Hughes: lucky the second one didn’t slam the door shut or there would have been no going back in
They should be both jailed with a longer sentence for the slapper.
@William Grogan: Haha my mysoginist brain immediately wondered why you were calling the female a slapper (oops).
(Just kidding like)
@Tom Tom: yuk,yuk
Hope there now fired
Oops…….….
HOW CAN HE SLAP
IT aint half hot man
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