High drama at Jaipur airport: Pilot and air hostess come to blows

JAIPUR: There was riveting drama at the Jaipur International Airport (JIA) on Sunday night when a stewardess reportedly slapped a pilot after an ugly spat in public. All this while security staff made vain attempts to disengage them.The airhostess was identified as Arpita, a resident of Gurgaon, and the pilot as Aditya Kumar.Sources said the air-hostess smashed the pilot's mobile phone, prompting CISF personnel's intervention. Subsequently, they were detained by airport authorities, who informed Sanganer police station. Sanganer station house of ficer Shiv Ratan Godara said, “The security staff was reluc tant to intervene as they thought it to be their personal issue. But soon passengers and spectators swelled around them as the two tried to rough up each other.““We have been told that pilot had landed in the city whereas the air hostess had arrived there by road from Gurgaon.The case is under investigation,“ Godara said.The fracas was recorded by some on their mobile phones and posted on several social media platforms. Stills from the video, which have gone viral online, show the two engaging in a public scuffle.Police have not confirmed what led to the tussle. “There was a personal dispute between the two,“ said a police officer.