A pilot refused to take off and barricaded himself in the cockpit of a plane in Mexico City on Friday, staging what he said was a protest over unpaid wages, local media reported.“This plane isn’t leaving until they pay us what they owe us,” the pilot told dozens of passengers onboard the commercial flight, according to a video cited by local media, including Reforma newspaper.AFP was not able to independently verify the video, which spread on social media.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The pilot said he was owed five months’ salary and travel expenses by his employer.“I feel bad for you, because you don’t deserve this. I’ve been with the airline for almost three years, and I’ve never failed to complete a flight,” he told passengers in the video, adding that he was the father of three children.Officials at Mexico City’s Benito Juarez International Airport posted on X that civil aviation authorities were investigating an “incident” at