Chennai: In a shocking incident, the customs and vigilance officials in Chennai caught a lady cabin crew member who had flown in on an international flight from Colombo walking off with items stolen from her flight.

Acting on a tip-off her baggage was screened only to reveal that the air hostess had carried off all that she could lay her hands on during the flight.

According to media reports, the seized items included in-flight meals, coffee boxes, milk cartons, whiskey bottles, cashew nuts, juice packets and much more.

The cabin crew in question had operated the Chennai-Colombo-Delhi sector with a night halt in Delhi and then the Delhi-Colombo-Chennai sector.

Air India’s new chairman and managing director Ashwani Lohani is said to have recently warned the crew of strict action against those caught pilfering.

An airline spokesperson has been quoted as saying that she has been taken off the roster, pending an inquiry.