SpiceJet has sacked 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 making her sit on his seat. He also sent his co-pilot out of the cockpit, leaving the two alone in the cockpit for a long time.
This serious safety breach of making an unauthorized person sit in the pilot’s seat and alleged sexual harassment at workplace took place on SpiceJet’s Kolkata-Bangkok flight on February 28. The pilot is alleged to have repeated his actions on the return journey the same night.