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DGCA fined Air India and suspended the pilot for urinating (file photo)
The DGCA suspended for three months the pilot who operated a New York-Delhi flight on November 26 in which a passenger allegedly urinated on a senior citizen, a decision that was challenged by the pilot and unions.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has rejected an appeal to revoke the suspension of an Air India (ai) the pilot for allegedly failing to perform his duties in accordance with the Rules in relation to the alleged urination issue.
The DGCA suspended for three months the pilot who operated a New York-Delhi flight on November 26 in which a passenger allegedly urinated on a senior citizen, a decision that was challenged by the pilot and unions.
India Cabin Crew Association (AICCA) wrote a letter on 23 January Demand to ground the crew of Air India Calling the action against the pilot an “unusually harsh punishment” in relation to the ‘pee’ case, he should be put back on flights. The cabin crew body labeled the findings of an internal committee as “flawed”.
The Cabin Crew Association had said that there is no 9B seat in the business class compartment of the aircraft in question, contrary to the findings of the internal committee that the accused Shankar Mishra was allegedly standing on 9B and urinated on the complainant seated on 9A.
The crew body’s letter comes a week after the DGCA imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India as well as suspended the license of the pilot-in-command of the New York-Delhi flight for three months, Shankar Mishra reportedly said. Had urinated on it. female hitchhiker
The action was taken against the airline, the cabin crew and the commanding pilot of the said flight as the incident made massive headlines a month after it had actually occurred. Several developments have taken place since January 4, when the incident of November 26 last year came to light.
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