Edinburgh: A British Airways captain has been questioned by police after allegedly throwing a mobile phone from his cockpit window moments before take-off.
The incident on Friday evening led to the jet being grounded as the pilot and his crew were removed.
Airline sources say the pilot became annoyed after being told he had to return and hand in the mobile.
And in an attempt to take off as quickly as possible, he simply chucked the phone out of the cockpit window.
But officials refused to let the aircraft leave Edinburgh airport for Gatwick.
Flight BA2945 had already been delayed because of a Red Arrows display for Armed Forces Day, and was taxiing for take-off.
One of the crew aboard the Boeing 737-400 discovered the phone and handed it to the captain after none of the 149 passengers claimed it.
Anxious not to delay the flight further, the pilot radioed air traffic control for permission to drop the phone out of the cockpit window, which was refused.
A source said: "The captain was already late and in no mood to delay even longer. He ignored the advice, put the phone in a bag, opened the side window of the cockpit and threw it to the ground."
BA said it was investigating the matter.
— Daily Mail
