SpiceJet crew alleges frisking by airline
Chennai, Mar 31 (IBNS): Air hostesses of SpiceJet had resorted to a protest at Chennai airport after they were allegedly frisked by the airline, media reports said.
A video surfaced where the crew members were seen protesting.
The air hostesses made the allegations that they were strip searched to naked for last few days.
The protesters even sent complaints to the airline via emails which have been accessed by NDTV.
One of the air hostesses, who was in her periods, said she was even asked to remove her sanitary pad.
She said in the email, "On informing the base official that I wasn't comfortable and I'm on my menses she still checked my panty; they pressed my breasts. I've lost my self-respect... Cabin crew is the brand ambassador. We are humiliated as if we have done some robbery."
Terming the treatment as no less than a rape, another crew said: "Is this the policy to remove your sanitary pad, touch private parts?" a woman wrote. "We cabin crew are hired majorly for safety reasons of the fellow passengers but what about our respect and safety? We talk about rape and molestation, is this any less."
However, a senior SpiceJet official told NDTV that the allegations are baseless.
The protesting air hostesses returned to work only after they were assured by the airline of a high level meeting at Gurgaon office on Monday.
The air hostesses have said they were suspected of dwindling cash on board.
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