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Air India peeing case: Airline de-rosters 4 cabin crew members, 1 pilot

CEO says airline could have handled peeing incidents better; airline reviewing in-flight policy on serving alcohol to fliers

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The CEO said Air India is commencing a comprehensive education program to strengthen crews’ awareness of and compliance with policies on the handling of incidents and unruly passengers

Deepak Patel New Delhi
Air India's four cabin crew members and one pilot, who were on the New York-Delhi flight on November 26 when a female passenger was urinated upon by male co-passenger Shankar Mishra, have been issued show-cause notices and de-rostered pending an investigation, said the airline's Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Saturday.

"Air India acknowledges that it could have handled these matters better, both in the air and on the ground, and is committed to taking action," Wilson said, referring to not only the November 26 incident but also the December 6 incident that took place on the

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