Thiruvananthapuram: Trouble for 28 members of Kerala Strikers, a celebrity cricket team featuring film stars deplaned at Kochi airport by the Commander of a Kochi-Hyderabad Indigo Airlines flight, are far from over.
If the Commander is to follow proper procedure, there is every chance of the team getting booked soon, says Jacob K Philip, aviation analyst based in Kochi.
If the charges are proved, they might get a punishment of one year imprisonment and/or a fine of ?5 lakh.
The drama had unfolded aboard Indigo Airlines Kochi-Hyderabad Flight 314 on Friday afternoon.
Just before takeoff and obviously in an expansive mood, the Strikers broke into thunderous claps and whistled wildly even as cabin crew were busy giving flight safety demonstration.
Apparently taken aback and slighted, the crew are reported to have rushed to the Captain and complained.
The Captain, in turn, informed the ATC and brought the aircraft back to the apron and ordered the celebrity cricket team out.
Some passengers too are said to have objected to the behaviour of the team.
Later, organiser of the Celebrity Cricket League told the media that there’s no rule that says one can’t clap on board. It is no crime. Clapping is of course no crime, says Philip. But disturbing the crew of an aircraft is. Especially when it is performing a crucial duty directly related to the safety of the aircraft.
23/02/14 Vinson Kurian/Business Line
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If the Commander is to follow proper procedure, there is every chance of the team getting booked soon, says Jacob K Philip, aviation analyst based in Kochi.
If the charges are proved, they might get a punishment of one year imprisonment and/or a fine of ?5 lakh.
The drama had unfolded aboard Indigo Airlines Kochi-Hyderabad Flight 314 on Friday afternoon.
Just before takeoff and obviously in an expansive mood, the Strikers broke into thunderous claps and whistled wildly even as cabin crew were busy giving flight safety demonstration.
Apparently taken aback and slighted, the crew are reported to have rushed to the Captain and complained.
The Captain, in turn, informed the ATC and brought the aircraft back to the apron and ordered the celebrity cricket team out.
Some passengers too are said to have objected to the behaviour of the team.
Later, organiser of the Celebrity Cricket League told the media that there’s no rule that says one can’t clap on board. It is no crime. Clapping is of course no crime, says Philip. But disturbing the crew of an aircraft is. Especially when it is performing a crucial duty directly related to the safety of the aircraft.
23/02/14 Vinson Kurian/Business Line
