Air India to take action against 4 employees for stealing food from planes

Air India has taken disciplinary action against its four employees for allegedly “stealing” unserved food and dry ration from its planes, senior officials of the national carrier have said.

In August 2017, Air India’s chairman and managing director Ashwani Lohani had issued an internal communication saying that ground staff and officers often take out unserved food and dry ration “for their personal consumption” on arrival of the aircraft. “Officials found indulging in such practice should be summarily placed under suspension,” the circular read.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a senior official of the national carrier told PTI, “Since the August 2017 circular, the airline has taken action against two employees of the catering department and two cabin crew employees, who were found to be stealing surplus food and rations from planes.”