By Daily Mail (World News) | Created at 2025-03-20 09:25:19 | Updated at 2025-03-20 22:23:35
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A British Airways crew member has reportedly been detained in Singapore after raping a stewardess colleague.
The unnamed man was locked up last night after being accused of attacking the woman following a night out between flights.
It has been reported that two female BA staff members have since been flown home following the recent incident.
Airline managers have also flown to Singapore to liaise with authorities there, and the arrested crew member, who is currently behind bars.
The rape claim - reported after the crew had gone on the night out between flights - has left BA staff shocked.
As per The Sun, a source said yesterday: 'Everyone is numb. The rape accused steward has flown with BA for years.
'The case is under the jurisdiction of Singapore authorities and proving a major headache for aviation chiefs.'
Offenders found guilty of raping a victim over the age of 14 in Singapore face a prison sentence of up to 20 years - and will also be liable to a fine or caning.
A British Airways crew member has reportedly been detained in Singapore after raping a stewardess colleague (file photo)
The unnamed man was locked up last night in Singapore after being accused of attacking the woman following a night out between flights (file photo)
When approached for comment, BA told MailOnline: 'This is a matter for the police and it would be inappropriate to comment further.'
It comes after a former British Airways pilot who was sacked for snorting cocaine off a topless woman in between flights was allowed back in the cockpit.
Married father-of-one Mike Beaton had boasted about his drunken antics to a stewardess colleague at British Airways in 2023.
Before a return flight from Johannesburg to London, in texts sent to his colleague the pilot described partying with two local men, a female holidaymaker and a young Spanish woman in the South African city.
The group-of-five had reportedly met at a nightclub before heading back to one of the men's flats where cocaine was produced.
A shocked co-worker raised the alarm to 'furious' managers about Beaton's night of debauchery hours before he was due to co-pilot a flight from South Africa back to Britain.
The flight was promptly cancelled by BA and Beaton was flown as a passenger back to Heathrow Airport the next day, where he tested positive for drug use.
Beaton was sacked a short time later.
But now, the married father has reportedly made a return to the cockpit after convincing the Civil Aviation Authority [CAA] that he is a reformed man.
Beaton has so far completed four flights for Bournemouth-based air freight carrier European Cargo.
