India, Feb. 13 -- Emirates has denied firing crew members over a viral behind-the-scenes (BTS) video in which they violated several safety policies. In a statement to Gulf News, the UAE flag carrier said it was aware of the video and was investigating the case, but no crew members had been sacked because of it.

"Emirates is aware of the video mentioned and had investigated the matter at the time. We can confirm that no crew was dismissed as a result," an Emirates spokesperson said in the statement.

The video at the centre of the controversy is titled "Behind The Scenes as EMIRATES CABIN CREW - Things you DON'T see as a Passenger." At the time of writing, it had over 1.3 million views on YouTube, where it was posted eight months ago by f...