Air India is facing a substantial fine of ₹1.10 crore due to safety violations occurring on specific long-range terrain critical routes. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced the penalty following a series of flight irregularities. In a similar vein, IndiGo was fined ₹1.20 crore after passengers from one of its flights ventured onto the tarmac to consume food. Reacting strongly to the incident, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia deemed such behavior unacceptable.
A former Air India pilot who served as a B777 commander complained about the practice to the civil aviation ministry and the DGCA on October 29 last year. The DGCA said that a comprehensive investigation by them, prima facie revealed non-compliance by the airline.
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DGCA Issues Show Cause Notice to Air India Over Non-Compliance
“Following the preliminary investigation, which indicated non-compliance by the airline, a Show Cause Notice was sent to the Accountable Manager of Air India Limited. The response to the notice was thoroughly assessed in accordance with the specified statutory provisions and the performance limits outlined in crucial documents provided by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM),” stated the DGCA.
Owing to the fog, several flights were either delayed or cancelled creating mayhem at some airports. Commenting on the chaos, Scindia earlier said, “There are the vagaries of nature over which unfortunately we don’t have control. Those vagaries of nature happen all across the globe. We have a couple of very bad fog days in Delhi. As you all are aware, there are some base stations in any civil aviation ecosystem. When due to weather or any other incident, the base station gets affected, it produces a cycle of unfortunate delays and cancellations across the length and breadth of the system.”
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