A pilot working for IndiGo was taken off duty pending further inquiry on Tuesday, according to the Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Puri, after a complaint from a woman passenger alleging that he threatened her 75-year-old mother for requesting wheelchair assistance.
Supriya Unni Nair, 50, was on IndiGo flight 6E 806 from Chennai to Bengaluru on Monday night when the alleged incident took place. Early on Tuesday, Nair posted a series of tweets recounting her experience, blaming the crew and captain Jayakrishnan Kadappa for their “abusive” behaviour.
“Why am I tweeting at 2:15 am? Because my mom was literally shaking by the time we got home. She had her meds and now she is mortified that Jayakrishna (the pilot) will carry out his threats and harm me,” she wrote.
