NEWS Pilot and stewardess of Air New Zealand suspended over photos of blow-up doll

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Pilot and stewardess of Air New Zealand suspended over photos, including a picture of a pilot posing with a blow-up doll in the cockpit.

The photos, which were believed to have been taken about a year ago, were reportedly shared to Facebook and Instagram after staff sent them to Snapchat.

A spokeswoman for Air New Zealand told News Corp the images were only brought to the airline’s attention “in the past 48 hours”. She said an investigation had “commenced immediately” when staff were alerted.

One of the staff members concerned no longer works for Air New Zealand and the other two have been removed from duties pending the outcome of the investigation, according to the spokeswoman.