Varanasi, Jan 23: Protesting seers here compelled officials of the Spicejet airline to sack errant workers and apologise for their misconduct.

The issue reportedly surfaced on Monday when a prominent seer, Avimukteshwaranand of Vidya Mutt, protested against the lewd comments passed on a teenage girl by some Spicejet employees.

Errant workers jeered the sage when he protested against their behavior. This enraged his followers who gathered at the Babatpur Airport here on Tuesday and raised slogans.

The protestors were pacified only after the Spicejet sacked the four accused and tendered an official apology.

New Delhi, Jan.