New Delhi: SpiceJet has fired one of its commanders for allegedly asking an air hostess to be with him in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 on both legs of an international flight and forced her to sit on his seat. He sent his co-pilot out of the cockpit, leaving the two alone in the cockpit for a long time.
This issue of making an unauthorized person sit in the pilot’s seat and allegedly harassment at workplace took place SpiceJet’s Kolkata-Bangkok flight on February 28. Its said that the pilot allegedly repeated the same actions on the return journey on the same night.
The decision to sack the pilot was reportedly taken by SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh, showing how seriously this alleged offence is being viewed.
