A CREW manager on an RAF refuelling tanker was forced to sit out the flight as a passenger after he chipped a fingernail.
An Airbus A330 Voyager was flying medical supplies overnight from Bahrain to Brunei when the supervisor complained about the injury.
It was revealed in the flight’s Air Safety Information Management System report, which said he had to sit in passenger seat 1A.
An RAF source said: “It’s embarrassing to say the least.
“He won’t live that one down in a hurry, but these ridiculous health and safety rules...
“It risks us becoming a laughing stock.”
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The flight, operated by private firm AirTanker, was crewed by civilians.
AirTanker said: “It successfully operated as scheduled.
“At no point did it divert from its pre-authorised flight plan.”
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