MUMBAI: An Indian airline said Thursday 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. 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 flight departed London around 1000 GMT on Monday and arrived in India’s financial capital on schedule around nine hours later at midnight local time.

Source: Pakistan Today January 04, 2018 07:52 UTC