NEW DELHI, July 18 – India’s flag carrier, Air India, has removed two of its pilots from duty for violating the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) guidelines.
The pilots – Jagan Mohan Reddy and S. Kiran – had allegedly allowed Kannada actress Nithya Menon in the cockpit while operating the Bangalore-Hyderabad flight last month, India Today reported.
The violation came to light after a government official, who was on board the flight, reportedly registered a complaint against the pilots.
The report said Jagan Mohan was the pilot-in-command, while Kiran was the co-pilot.
Nithya, 24, has acted in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films.
– BERNAMA
