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Police begin enquiry into mid-air scuffle; AI sets up panel
PTI 4 October 2009, 02:47pm IST
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have initiated an enquiry into the incident of a mid-air scuffle allegedly between pilots and some crew members of an Air
India flight after registering a case on a complaint by an air hostess.
A senior police official today said that the case has been registered under relevant provisions of the IPC dealing with molestation, hurt and common intention.
The official said that the police would also take the version of the accused before initiating further proceedings in the case.
The incident, which occurred early yesterday when the flight IC-884 was cruising over Pakistan territory, is understood to have originated in verbal exchanges between the two sides during the pre-flight briefing session ahead of take-off from Sharjah, airline sources said.
The case has been registered under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 354 (assault or use of criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 34 (common intention) of IPC.
Meanwhile, a three-member probe panel has been set up by Air India to conduct a separate enquiry into the incident in the Sharjah-Lucknow-Delhi flight.
The Airbus A-320 was carrying 106 passengers and seven crew members and had reached Lucknow at 0600 hours yesterday when the matter was reported.
While an air-hostess of the flight lodged a complaint against two pilots with the police, the AI enquiry panel is in the process of questioning the pilots and the crew, including a flight engineer and other staff on duty.
An airline spokesman claimed that at no point of time did any of the two pilots, Commander Ranbeer Arora and Capt Aditya Chopra, come out of the cockpit.
Denying some reports to this effect, he said, "There was never an instance of no pilot being present in the cockpit. The Commander of the flight was in his seat throughout the flight and never left it. Thus, there was no question of flight safety being compromised. This could also be corroborated by the recordings of the Cockpit Voice Recorder (or the black box)."
Describing the incident as "a clear case of indiscipline", the spokesperson said the Air India management would take stringent action on the basis of the enquiry report against whoever was found guilty.
The co-pilot and a flight purser, Amit Khanna, allegedly received minor injuries in the exchange of blows in the incident which occurred around 0430 hours when the flight was over Pakistan.
Claims and counter-claims were made by both sides which were being investigated by the airline probe panel.
Times of India
PTI 4 October 2009, 02:47pm IST
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have initiated an enquiry into the incident of a mid-air scuffle allegedly between pilots and some crew members of an Air
India flight after registering a case on a complaint by an air hostess.
A senior police official today said that the case has been registered under relevant provisions of the IPC dealing with molestation, hurt and common intention.
The official said that the police would also take the version of the accused before initiating further proceedings in the case.
The incident, which occurred early yesterday when the flight IC-884 was cruising over Pakistan territory, is understood to have originated in verbal exchanges between the two sides during the pre-flight briefing session ahead of take-off from Sharjah, airline sources said.
The case has been registered under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 354 (assault or use of criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 34 (common intention) of IPC.
Meanwhile, a three-member probe panel has been set up by Air India to conduct a separate enquiry into the incident in the Sharjah-Lucknow-Delhi flight.
The Airbus A-320 was carrying 106 passengers and seven crew members and had reached Lucknow at 0600 hours yesterday when the matter was reported.
While an air-hostess of the flight lodged a complaint against two pilots with the police, the AI enquiry panel is in the process of questioning the pilots and the crew, including a flight engineer and other staff on duty.
An airline spokesman claimed that at no point of time did any of the two pilots, Commander Ranbeer Arora and Capt Aditya Chopra, come out of the cockpit.
Denying some reports to this effect, he said, "There was never an instance of no pilot being present in the cockpit. The Commander of the flight was in his seat throughout the flight and never left it. Thus, there was no question of flight safety being compromised. This could also be corroborated by the recordings of the Cockpit Voice Recorder (or the black box)."
Describing the incident as "a clear case of indiscipline", the spokesperson said the Air India management would take stringent action on the basis of the enquiry report against whoever was found guilty.
The co-pilot and a flight purser, Amit Khanna, allegedly received minor injuries in the exchange of blows in the incident which occurred around 0430 hours when the flight was over Pakistan.
Claims and counter-claims were made by both sides which were being investigated by the airline probe panel.
Times of India
Incident: Air India A320 over Pakistan on Oct 3rd 2009, unruly flight and cabin crew
By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Oct 4th 2009 13:44Z, last updated Sunday, Oct 4th 2009 13:44Z
An Air India Airbus A320-200, flight IC-884 from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) to Lucknow (India) with 106 passengers and 7 crew, was enroute overhead Pakistan about 3 hours into the flight and about 45 minutes prior to estimated landing, when the co-pilot and a flight attendant engaged in a serious dispute in the cockpit. The cockpit was cleared by pushing the flight attendant out of the cockpit and locking the cockpit door. The crew continued for a safe landing in Lucknow, and performed the next leg to New Delhi as well.
Air India subsequently suspended both flight crew and two cabin crew pending investigation.
Police reported the flight attendant filed charges against the co-pilot claiming, he had made sexual remarks during the preflight briefing in Sharjah. She demanded an apology, however claimed was molested instead and when she resisted was pushed out of the cocpit. Police confirmed, that the flight attendant had received bruises and injuries to her hand.
The co-pilot denied, that any scuffle had taken plane, but filed charges against the purser (lead flight attendant) of gross misconduct seriously compromising the flight's safety.
The police is investigating based on the criminal charges brought against the co-pilot and the captain.
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGAC is outraged about the incident and has ordered an investigation, too.
AVHerald
By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Oct 4th 2009 13:44Z, last updated Sunday, Oct 4th 2009 13:44Z
An Air India Airbus A320-200, flight IC-884 from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) to Lucknow (India) with 106 passengers and 7 crew, was enroute overhead Pakistan about 3 hours into the flight and about 45 minutes prior to estimated landing, when the co-pilot and a flight attendant engaged in a serious dispute in the cockpit. The cockpit was cleared by pushing the flight attendant out of the cockpit and locking the cockpit door. The crew continued for a safe landing in Lucknow, and performed the next leg to New Delhi as well.
Air India subsequently suspended both flight crew and two cabin crew pending investigation.
Police reported the flight attendant filed charges against the co-pilot claiming, he had made sexual remarks during the preflight briefing in Sharjah. She demanded an apology, however claimed was molested instead and when she resisted was pushed out of the cocpit. Police confirmed, that the flight attendant had received bruises and injuries to her hand.
The co-pilot denied, that any scuffle had taken plane, but filed charges against the purser (lead flight attendant) of gross misconduct seriously compromising the flight's safety.
The police is investigating based on the criminal charges brought against the co-pilot and the captain.
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGAC is outraged about the incident and has ordered an investigation, too.
AVHerald
