Air New Zealand staff in hot water over leaked images

Cashmanager | 8 years ago

Another example of the dangers of sharing photos and videos on social media comes as Air New Zealand deliberates on how to deal with crew members shown behaving badly.

 

Air New Zealand Chief Executive Christopher Luxon said in a statement that the matter is being taken very seriously.

''Our obvious concern is that the behaviour displayed is a clear breach of our code of conduct and more importantly has let down 11,000 hard working Air New Zealanders,'' he said.

 

An investigation was launched yesterday.

 

One leaked photo shows a pilot posing in a plane cockpit with a blow-up doll, and a short video depicts a flight attendant walking through the plane’s cabin spitting water. The video features a caption that read ‘Wish I could spit on passengers like this.’

It is believed both the photo and video were shared on Facebook and Instagram after being sent through the mobile app Snapchat.

 

An Air New Zealand spokeswoman said yesterday that one of the staff members concerned no longer worked for the airline, and the other two have been stood down pending the results of the investigation.

She said the company was "shocked and appalled" by the images.

"We expect the highest standards of behaviour and respect from all our staff.

"These images were brought to our attention in the past 48 hours and an investigation commenced immediately. We believe the video was produced about four years ago and the photos were taken more than a year ago.

"One of the staff members concerned no longer works for Air New Zealand and the other two have been removed from duties pending the outcome of our investigation.

"It goes without saying that this is a situation we are treating with extreme seriousness - and our obvious concern is that the behaviour displayed is a clear breach of not just our code of conduct but basic decency."

 

She also noted that there had been no complaints from passengers.