Active Stocks
Thu Mar 28 2024 15:59:33
  1. Tata Steel share price
  2. 155.90 2.00%
  1. ICICI Bank share price
  2. 1,095.75 1.08%
  1. HDFC Bank share price
  2. 1,448.20 0.52%
  1. ITC share price
  2. 428.55 0.13%
  1. Power Grid Corporation Of India share price
  2. 277.05 2.21%
Business News/ Companies / News/  Air India flight urination incident: DGCA slaps 30 lakh penalty on airline
BackBack

Air India flight urination incident: DGCA slaps ₹30 lakh penalty on airline

On 5 January, the regulator had said that prima facie it has emerged that provisions related to handling of an unruly passenger on-board have not been complied with

DGCA fines Air India about ₹30 lakh for unruly passenger incidentPremium
DGCA fines Air India about 30 lakh for unruly passenger incident

NEW DELHI: India’s civil aviation regulator has imposed a penalty of 30 lakh on Air India for violation of norms in the incident involving an unruly passenger accused of urinating on a co-passenger on a New York-Delhi flight.

The incident of passenger misbehaviour, wherein a male passenger conducted himself in a disorderly manner and allegedly relieved himself on a female passenger, occurred on AI-102 New York-Delhi flight on 26 November 2022, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.

It had come to the notice of DGCA on 4 January.

The regulator has also suspended the licence of the pilot-in-command for a period of three months for failing to discharge his duties as per Rule 141 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, and applicable DGCA Civil Aviation Requirements. A penalty of 3 lakh has been imposed on director-in-flight services at Air India for failing to discharge her duties as per applicable DGCA Civil Aviation Requirements.

On 5 January, the regulator had said that prima facie it has emerged that provisions related to handling of an unruly passenger on-board have not been complied with. “The conduct of the concerned airline appears to be unprofessional and has led to a systemic failure,“it had said.

The regulator had then issued a show-cause notice to the airline’s accountable manager, director in-flight services, all pilots and cabin crew of the flight as to why enforcement action should not be taken against them for dereliction of regulatory obligations.

The respondents were given two weeks‘ time and the DGCA imposed penalties after examination of the written reply of Air India and the personnel involved.

The accused in the incident, Shankar Mishra, has been banned from flying with Air India for four months after an internal committee determined on 19 January that he was an unruly passenger who urinated on a co-passenger. Mishra, a senior executive at US financial services firm Wells Fargo, has since been terminated by his employer. Delhi Police also arrested Mishra from Bengaluru on 7 January, and he has been sent to 14-day judicial custody.

Unlock a world of Benefits! From insightful newsletters to real-time stock tracking, breaking news and a personalized newsfeed – it's all here, just a click away! Login Now!

Catch all the Corporate news and Updates on Live Mint. Download The Mint News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News.
More Less
Published: 20 Jan 2023, 02:26 PM IST
Next Story footLogo
Recommended For You
Switch to the Mint app for fast and personalized news - Get App