A pilot who was caught out when a singer he let into the cockpit of his plane posted photos at the controls of the airliner, has been sacked.
The captain allowed Esmeralda Ugalde, 23, to sit in his seat and even gave her his hat to wear as the plane cruised in the air.
The singer and her friend actress Samadhi Zendejas, who was also allowed into the cockpit, then posed for photos with Miss Ugalde pouting for the camera.
The sister of Latin Grammy Award winner Ana Barbara shared the images with her 40,000 followers on Twitter and it then went viral before coming to the attention of Magnicharters, the company operating the flight.
Miss Zendejas, 19, initially tried to defend the captain, by saying the pictures had been taken when the aircraft was on the ground.
But the Mexican pilot - who has not been named - admitted the photographs had been taken in the air.
Magnicharters branded the captain's behaviour as unacceptable.
Company spokesman Jorge Badia said: "We cannot allow a pilot to make this kind of mistake, it is just not allowed.
"Even if the autopilot was working it is not allowed to do something like this.
"We cannot allow people to enter the cabin even if they are actors or actresses.
"We are a serious company and we are deeply saddened about the fact that one of our staff behaved in this way.
"Flight law dictates visitors are not allowed to enter the cabin during the flight."
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