BREAKING NEWS – Mashhad, Iran – Two Iraqi Airways pilots have been suspended after an argument turned physical in the cockpit at 37,000 feet in the air, The Independent reported. The flight was heading from Mashhad, Iran, to Baghdad, Iraq, carrying 157 passenger when the two pilots allegedly got into a heated argument over a food tray, the publication reported. In a letter to Iraqi Airways management, the co-pilot said, “Conversation with the pilot became heated because he forbade an air hostess from bringing me a meal tray, under the pretext that I hadn’t asked him for authorization. ”According to the letter, the pilot “hit and insulted the co-pilot, prompting the arrival of a security agent,” who came to break up the brawl. The security agent later told Iraqi Airways, “I had a hunch they threw a punch over lunch. I also had some fright during the fight on that flight. Fortunately, I made a dash to stop a crash, caused by some potatoes that were mashed.”
