New Delhi: Four senior employees of Air India’s airport gateway services provider AISATS have been sacked after a video showing employees partying in the workplace went viral on social media, reported NDTV.
The party was reportedly organised at the AISATS Gurugram office a few days after the London Gatwick-bound Air India flight AI-171 crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 270 people.
It has only been a few days since the tragic Ahmedabad plane crash.
Many families have not yet been able to see their loved ones for the last time; several bodies have still not been handed over.
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AISATS, a 50-50 joint venture between Tata Group’s Air India Ltd and Singapore-based SATS Ltd, said four senior officials have been asked to resign and many others warned.
“At AISATS, we stand in solidarity with families affected by the tragic loss of AI-171 and deeply regret the lapse in judgment reflected in a recent internal video,” an AISATS spokesperson said.
“The behaviour does not align with our values, and firm disciplinary action has been taken against those responsible as we reaffirm our commitment to empathy, professionalism, and accountability.”
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft crashlanded into a residential campus of BJ Medical College within 30 seconds of take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport in Ahmedabad a fortnight ago.
Just one passenger out of the 242 on board managed to survive miraculously, while 29 others died on ground.