New Delhi: A senior Andhra politician has been accused by cabin crew of allegedly misbehaving on an Air India flight from Hyderabad to Vijayawada on Wednesday after his friend who was travelling in the economy class but sitting next to the politician in the executive class was told by the cabin crew to move back to his seat in the economy class.
According to the cabin crew on board, the friend moved back quietly but the powerful politician who was travelling in the executive class lost his cool and allegedly hurled four-letter expletives against them. Worse, the politician is also alleged to have both pushed the food tray against the cabin crew and threatened to teach them a lesson later.
However, the politician has denied the allegations against him and has, in turn, accused the Air India cabin crew of discourteous behaviour. Maintaining that just before serving food, the cabin crew had requested his friend, a former IAS officer, to move to the economy class, the politician has said he felt offended at this, refused to eat food on board and has complained to the civil aviation ministry.
The shaken cabin crew have filed a report mentioning the incident and are now submitting it to their superiors in the airline.
07/11/14 Sridhar Kumaraswami/Asian Age
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According to the cabin crew on board, the friend moved back quietly but the powerful politician who was travelling in the executive class lost his cool and allegedly hurled four-letter expletives against them. Worse, the politician is also alleged to have both pushed the food tray against the cabin crew and threatened to teach them a lesson later.
However, the politician has denied the allegations against him and has, in turn, accused the Air India cabin crew of discourteous behaviour. Maintaining that just before serving food, the cabin crew had requested his friend, a former IAS officer, to move to the economy class, the politician has said he felt offended at this, refused to eat food on board and has complained to the civil aviation ministry.
The shaken cabin crew have filed a report mentioning the incident and are now submitting it to their superiors in the airline.
07/11/14 Sridhar Kumaraswami/Asian Age
