Two Indian pilots were grounded after a photo of coffee and snacks balanced dangerously on cockpit controls was shared on social media

• A photo shared on social media showed an uncovered cup of coffee perched on a plane's cockpit controls.
• The photo outraged India's aviation community, with one retired pilot calling it "inexplicable" behavior.
• Indian airline SpiceJet grounded the two pilots, adding that disciplinary action would follow.

Two pilots in India have been grounded following the circulation of a photo that showed them drinking coffee and eating pastries mid-flight in the cockpit of a SpiceJet plane, according to reports.