The Air India pilot has been accused of inviting his female friend in the cockpit shortly after take-off, who was travelling as a passenger on the plane flying from Dubai.
Under the new Air India compensation structure, salaries have been hiked for more than 2,700 pilots across Air India and AIX Connect as well as over 5,600 cabin crew members.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has written to the Indian Commission about its decision to ban the Air India pilots in the incidents and has written to DGCA as well.
Currently, Air India has around 1,600 pilots to operate its 113 aircraft fleet and in recent times, there have been instances of ultra-long haul flights getting cancelled or delayed due to shortage of crew.