LONDON (Reuters)
British Airways said it was
investigating reports that a stewardess staged her own
take-off by stripping to parade half-naked at an Italian airport
after losing a bet.
Newspapers said the stewardess had bet the pilot on a flight
from London to Genoa that she would strip down to her
underwear if the plane landed early in Italy.
When the plane landed before schedule, the stewardess waited
until most of the passengers had disembarked and
then kept her side of the bet, the newspapers said.
The Daily Telegraph quoted
staff at Genoa airport as saying
passengers and baggage handlers were amazed to see
the stewardess walking down the aircraft steps dressed only in
panties, shoes, a loose-hanging safety waistcoat and
a pilot's hat.
``She then allegedly ran round the plane before skipping back
up the stairway,'' the Telegraph said.
It quoted a spokesman for the airport as saying: ``I did not
see it. But there were a lot of baggage handlers and
customs people here who did, and they are still talking about
it... I wish I had seen it.''
A British Airways spokeswoman told Reuters: ``We are looking
closely at reports of some alleged pranks involving
crew during the turnaround in one of our flights in Italy.''
