The Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne heaped praise on the young pilot who withstood the pressure from Rahul Gandhi to fly through inclement weather in the North East and refused to fly the VIP.
The IAF Chief said that the safety of passengers was paramount and the IAF will not bend any rules to achieve the tasks jeorpardising the life of the pilot or the crew.
"I am very proud of
the pilot who refused to fly Rahul Gandhi because it is
not the question of allowing or
refusing. It is the question of doing it right," he said.
The safety of the occupants safety of the helicopter pilots'
life and crew has its importance and we
will not break any rule to achieve the task," Browne added.
Last month the pilot had refused to fly back Rahul Gandhi who was visiting the riot hit areas of Assam. He was travelling with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
