Air India crew member caught stealing in-flight food

A cabin crew member of national carrier Air India was recently caught by vigilance officials stealing in-flight meals.

Following a tip-off about a woman cabin crew member arriving from an international flight (AI 274) from Colombo, the officers screened her baggage to find that she had pilfered various items, according to a report in Hindustan Times.

The items seized from her include milk cartons, coffee boxes, in-flight meals, juice packets, cashew nuts and whiskey bottles. 

Speaking to the daily, an Air India spokesperson said, "It appeared that she had brought with her anything and everything she could lay her hands on inside the plane.”

The cabin crew member has been taken off the roster and an inquiry has been ordered.