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Air India ‘urinating’ case: DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh penalty on airline; suspends pilot’s license

NEW DELHI, Jan 20: Air India ‘urinating’ case, Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Friday imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Air India in relation to an incident of a person allegedly urinating on a female co-passenger in an inebriated state. Along with this, the license of the pilot-in-command of a New York-Delhi flight where the incident took place.

In addition to this, the watchdog has also slapped a fine of Rs 3 lakh on Air India’s Director of in-flight services for failing to discharge her duties, according to a statement on Friday.

DGCA also issued show cause notices to the accountable manager of Air India, the Director of in-flight Services of Air India as well as all the pilots and cabin crew members of that flight as to why enforcement action should not be taken against them for dereliction of their regulatory obligations. 

The incident came to the notice of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) only on January 4 and the latest actions are for violations of various norms.

Himalayan Express

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