Pilot delays flight for over 2 hours because he won't fly without his favourite female co-pilot

In a somewhat bizarre twist of events, an Air India pilot delayed a plane for over 2 hours because his favourite female co-pilot was a no-show and he refused to fly without her.

According to Mashable, about 110 passengers who were travelling on the Air India flight from Chennai to Male via Thiruvananthapuram were forced to wait for over 2 and half hours.

Reports say the Air India commander in question had resigned last week and was serving his notice period.

On Tuesday, he asked for the woman officer to fly with him on the same flight, but when the request was denied by the airlines, the official threatened to report sick.

Upon appearing for work on Wednesday, he refused to fly until he was accompanied by the female co-pilot in question and in the end, the airlines was forced to arrange for the co-pilot.

According to an official aviation report in 2015, Air India tops the list of Indian airlines with the maximum cancelled and delayed flights.