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| October 4, 2009 | Air India de-rosters two pilots, crew members for mid-air scuffle | | New Delhi: Air India on Sunday de-rostered two pilots and crew members over allegations that they threw punches and hurled abuses at each other mid-air on AI flight IC 884 from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
to New Delhi after a female attendant accused the pilots of molesting her. The
incident took place, when the flight carrying 106 passengers and seven crew on
board, was 30,000 feet above sea level over Pakistan on Saturday. “Taking a serious
view of the incident, the management has de-rostered the pilots and two crew members.
Further course of action will be decided based on the enquiry report,” an Air
India spokesperson said. According to reports, at one point the situation went
so out of control that the cockpit of the airline was even left unmanned, and
one of the pilots threatened to divert the plane to Karachi . Meanwhile, Captain
Ranbir Arora, has played down the entire incident and said that there was never
any risk to passengers and added that the ongoing inquiry will reveal the details
soon, a Times Now report said on Sunday evening. A female attendant and a co-pilot
have suffered bruises in the incident. The cabin crew lobby claims that the pilots
harassed the female attendant, while on the other hand, the pilots accuse a male
attendant of misconduct, which seriously compromised flight safety. The female
attendant has also filed a molestation complaint against them with the police. | |
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