New Delhi: Low cost airline Spicejet has been pulled up by a Delhi court for being "vindictive" towards one of its former pilots who had filmed a co-pilot smoking in the cockpit and triggered a national debate.
Additional District Judge Ajay Goel made the observation while deciding a Spicejet Limited's suit against its former pilot Siddharth Kasana seeking reimbursement of Rs 18.53 lakh as cost incurred by it in training him after he quit from the service of the airlines before the five-year lock-in period.
"It seems the plaintiff (Spicejet) became vindictive towards the defendant (Kasana) because of the misconduct of another pilot which created national debate and outrage on the conduct of the pilot caught smoking while flying the aircraft which also resulted in diminishing their reputation whereby they were bent upon destroying the career of the defendant," he said.
After watching the video, the court said, "It is very strange that plaintiff (Spicejet) never took any decision against pilot who was smoking in the cockpit and made defendant (Kasana) a scapegoat.
31/12/12 PTI/Economic Times
