Colombo, Oct 14, 2024 (AFP) - Sri Lanka carrier grounds captain after mid-air argument

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2024-10-14

Sri Lanka's national airline grounded a captain after he locked out his female copilot when she took a toilet break during a flight from Sydney to Colombo, officials said. Sri Lanka's aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), had initiated an investigation. "The airline is fully cooperating with the relevant authorities, and the captain has been grounded pending the outcome of the investigation," SriLankan Airlines said in a stateme......

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