Air India flight delayed due to fight between cabin crew members

New Delhi: An Air India flight from Delhi to Kochi was delayed due to a fight between two junior cabin crew members and the chief of the cabin crew.

Taking a serious note of the incident, two cabin crew members have been suspended and an inquiry will be conducted into the incident.

"We have suspended the two cabin crew members for delaying the flight. We will not tolerate any indiscipline at the airline," Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani said.

The airline deeply regrets the inconvenience caused to its passengers, he added.

CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat and Lok Sabha MP NK Premachandran were also aboard the flight.

"Flight is delayed beyond for two hours due to some reason. There was no commotion, people just wanted it to take off. Some families with small children were having problem," Prakash Karat said.

According to sources, initially it was an argument over some personal issue between a junior cabin crew and the second senior cabin crew, which later turned into a full scale scuffle.