Asiana pilots face investigation for cockpit squabble during flight to Rome

By Park Sae-jin Posted : September 28, 2017, 09:28 Updated : September 28, 2017, 09:28

[Courtesy of Asiana]



A serious mid-air quarrel held by South Korean pilots in the cockpit of an Asiana plane during a flight from Seoul to Rome faces an investigation by transport authorities because it could have put the lives of passengers in peril.

South Korea's transport ministry said it has launched an investigation to find out what exactly happened on September 20 during the change-over of cockpit control between two pilots and two co-pilots, about six hours after takeoff at an international airport west of Seoul.

"We are to bring in all four pilots who were aboard the plane on that day to find out what happened," the ministry said in a statement on Thursday, adding the pilots would be punished if they are found to have violated rules on safety.

The pilots were meant to take turns in controlling the plane but an argument over their change-over broke out, and there were conflicting testimonies about the alleged flight of a plastic water bottle across the cockpit.




 
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