MUMBAI: Onboard flight run-ins between Air India pilots and flight pursers seem to be the order of the day. Earlier this month, an altercation broke out between a commander and a flight purser when the former did not get the tea he had ordered.
The incident took place on board Air India Dubai-Chennai flight AI-906 on June 2. “The passengers had boarded and cabin crew were busy with pre-departure procedures when the commander called the flight purser and asked for a cup of tea to be served before the flight was to depart,” said a source. “However, there was no hot water in the galley that day and so the purser couldn’t brew the beverage. He went to inform the commander but the matter ended in an ugly manner with an altercation between the commander and the purser,” the source added.
“The captain physically pushed the purser in full view of passengers on board,” the source added. The flight departed around 30 minutes late around 12am. A comment from Air India was awaited at the time of going to press.
