The cockpit of a Jet Airways flight witnessed a spat between the pilot and the co-pilot around half an hour before take-off, during which the pilot allegedly manhandled his partner.
The tiff led to the latter abandoning the flight and refusing to fly and the airline management had to arrange for a replacement co-pilot for the flight, causing a delay of nearly an hour and a half. The incident occurred on Jet Airways’ flight 9W542 to Dubai, whose scheduled take-off time from Mumbai international airport was 9.06 am.
However, around half an hour earlier, when the pilot and co-pilot reported to the cockpit to prepare for take-off, the duo got into an argument.
According to another pilot who flies with the airline, the captain and co-pilot started arguing bitterly in the cockpit, and matters took a turn for the worse when the pilot allegedly got physical.
“The pilot manhandled the co-pilot and both of them got into a heated argument. The reason for which is unknown,” said the pilot. The captain of the flight is said to be Raj Kalra, while the co-pilot reportedly was Rohit Ramchandran.
15/11/14 Varun Singh and Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day
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The tiff led to the latter abandoning the flight and refusing to fly and the airline management had to arrange for a replacement co-pilot for the flight, causing a delay of nearly an hour and a half. The incident occurred on Jet Airways’ flight 9W542 to Dubai, whose scheduled take-off time from Mumbai international airport was 9.06 am.
However, around half an hour earlier, when the pilot and co-pilot reported to the cockpit to prepare for take-off, the duo got into an argument.
According to another pilot who flies with the airline, the captain and co-pilot started arguing bitterly in the cockpit, and matters took a turn for the worse when the pilot allegedly got physical.
“The pilot manhandled the co-pilot and both of them got into a heated argument. The reason for which is unknown,” said the pilot. The captain of the flight is said to be Raj Kalra, while the co-pilot reportedly was Rohit Ramchandran.
15/11/14 Varun Singh and Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day
