A BRITISH Airways captain on £170,000 a year was caught stealing food at the airline’s headquarters.
He was among light-fingered senior managers who were hauled in for questioning before escaping with a warning.
The culprits were caught on CCTV nicking food from the airline’s Waterside flight operations hub near Heathrow.
They piled up trays from a self-service “pavement café”, which sells healthy dishes, as well as chocolate and crisps, but left without paying.
The training captain — seen loading huge plates of chicken salad among other dishes — was marched into meetings with company bosses.
He was given a dressing down for his conduct — but allowed to continue flying.
The captain — now known across BA as the Great Plane Robber — has flown for the airline for more than 20 years.
He is a specialist in flying four-engine Airbus A380s, which carry up to 469 passengers on long-haul trips.
A source said: “His behaviour left bosses dumbfounded. Anyone can make a mistake once but this was a deliberate act repeated regularly.
“It beggars belief someone on £170,000 a year could shoplift and save himself a few pennies on a daily basis.
“Several senior managers were also seen refusing to pay for food — and given a warning over their future conduct.
“If this had been cabin crew members on less than £30,000 a year, they would have been shown the door already. The whole thing stinks.”
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