Two Air India employees – one a flight captain – have been disciplined after a spat over a dirty lunch box.
An Air India flight from Bengaluru to Kolkata on June 17 was delayed for more than one hour while the captain and a crew member faced off.
According to reports, before the flight was about to take off from Bengaluru, the pilot finished his lunch and asked a crew member to wash his tiffin box for him.
The crew member refused, saying that it was not a part of the crew’s job description to do such chores, and a heated argument broke out in front of the passengers.
As a result, the pair was stood down while Air India investigates the matter.
One likely outcome is that pilots may face a ban on bringing their own food onboard.