Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended the licence of a sacked SpiceJet commander for allegedly allowing an airhostess sit in the cockpit during a Bangkok-Kolkata flight. <br/><br/>The regulator has also placed under suspension the accused cabin crew member, PTI reports quoting a senior DGCA official today. <br/><br/>SpiceJet has already terminated the services of the commander, who besides locking himself up with the airhostess in the cockpit had allegedly forced the co-pilot to sit out during the flight to Bangkok from Kolkata and back, after the flight's chief airhostess filed a complaints in this regard with the airline.<br/><br/>The DGCA action against the commander restricts him from flying temporarily. As per air safety rules of the DGCA, no other person is allowed entry into the cockpit other than the DGCA officials or persons nominated by it.
News On AIR | April 30, 2016 5:14 PM
DGCA suspends licence of SpiceJet commander for allowing airhostess sit in cockpit