New Delhi: India's largest private airline Jet Airways is under scanner again in the UK. Four Jet Airways crew members have been detained by UK customs for smuggling cigarettes. The incident happened last week.
Sources have told CNN-IBN that crew members were carrying cigarettes that are banned in UK for making quick money.
CNN-IBN learns that senior officials of Jet Airways were warned earlier also by UK customs as this is not the first time smuggling happened. There have been earlier incidents of smuggling by Jet Airways employees.
Jet Airways issued a statement saying that the airline was investigating the alleged smuggling incident.
"At Jet Airways, we have a strict employee code of conduct, which is based on the values and ethos of the airline. As regards the said incident, a full-fledged investigation has ensued, based on specific inputs from concerned departments and agencies. Any violation of this policy will lead to severe disciplinary action," the statement said.
"The airline as a policy has included the guidelines in the Cabin Crew Line Operations Manual and issues reminders to all Cabin Crew from time to time. All airline staff are required to comply with company’s rules and regulations and with the customs and security laws of the countries that Jet Airways’ flies to," it said.
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