GoAir pilot allegedly makes threatening remarks; airline denies

Passengers of a Bengaluru-bound GoAir flight had tense moments at the airport here after a pilot allegedly made threatening remarks.

The incident happened on Sunday morning after the flight G-113 with over 180 people was delayed for more than an hour as pilots came late, a passenger said.

Some of the agitated passengers walked to the aero-bridge and at that time, one of them apparently shot a video of the pilots who were coming late, the passenger said.

When the pilot was told that the video would be put on social media, he allegedly replied that if such a thing is done, then he would crash the plane, the passenger claimed.

As other passengers came to know about the purported remarks, they were agitated and at least three of them decided not to take that flight.

However, a GoAir spokesperson strongly refuted the claim.

After conducting an enquiry into the matter, the airline has "ascertained that no such statement has been made by the captain and this has been corroborated by ground and onboard staff," the spokesperson said.