GoAir fires pilot over hate tweet, employee says case of mistaken identity

Budget airline GoAir has fired a trainee pilot for alleged hate tweets allegedly from an account by his name. However, the employee said that he has been wrongfully terminated, as it was a tweet by another person of the same name.

A Twitter account of Asif Khan with the id ‘@MdAsif35534489’, posted objectionable and hateful comments last week following which there was an uproar on social media.

On June 4, Go Air tweeted: “GoAir has zero tolerance policy and it is mandatory for all GoAir employees to comply with the company’s employment rules, regulations and policies, including social media behaviour. The airline does not associate itself with personal views expressed by an individual or an employee. With immediate effect, GoAir is terminating the employment contract of trainee First Officer Asif Khan.”