SpiceJet has sacked one of its pilots for misbehaving with an air hostess during a Kolkata-Bangkok flight, reported PTI. The pilot asked the chief air hostesses to sit with him through the journey time to and from Bangkok in the cockpit of the Boeing 737 flight on February 28. He locked the door after sending his co-pilot out. The incident came to light when she accused the pilot of using inappropriate language in a formal complaint, reported India Today. The pilot was sacked on Thursday.

"We wish to inform you that we have an internal complaint committee in place which is mandated by The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace [prevention, prohibition and redressal] Act, 2013. We have initiated an inquiry process as per the guidelines laid in the said Act. The inquiry process has been concluded and subsequently, the services of the alleged pilot has been terminated" the Gurgaon-based carrier said in a statement.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has been informed about the incident by the Flight Safety department of the budget airline, and they have launched an investigation into the matter.