IndiGo pilots under scanner for using expletives on radio during flight

The Indigo pilots were expressing unhappiness over the airline's delay in restoring the pre-Covid salaries and vented ire on 121.5 MHz frequency.

Around seven IndiGo pilots are under investigation after they using expletives on radio while operating aircraft.

The pilots were expressing unhappiness over the airline's delay in restoring the pre-Covid salaries and vented ire on 121.5 MHz frequency.

The 121.5 MHz frequency during radio transmission is used as a “guard” frequency, to be used only in an emergency. It is intended to be used to contact any air traffic control facility within range, and it allows a pilot to have virtually continuous coverage and communication with Air Traffic Control (ATC).

Aviation regulator DGCA is investigating the incident and if proven guilty,