New Delhi:
Budget carrier GoAir has sacked a senior pilot who produced derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter on Thursday.
“GoAir has terminated the services of the Captain with immediate effect,” the airline’s spokesperson stated on Saturday when asked about the objectionable tweets by pilot Miki Malik.
Captain Malik, who produced the remarks about the Prime Minister on Thursday, has deleted the offensive tweets and locked his account on Twitter.
GoAir spokesperson stated the airline has a zero-tolerance policy on such matters and it is mandatory for its staff to comply with the company’s employment guidelines, regulations and policies, such as social media behaviour.
“The airline does not associate itself with personal views expressed by any individual or an employee,” the spokesperson noted.