Air India fined Rs 30 lac, pilot suspended over urination case
Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation on January 20 imposed Rs 30 lac fine on Air India, Rs 3 lac on its director of inflight services, and 3-months suspension on the pilot-in-command for inadequate and untimely action in connection with a case where a flyer allegedly urinated upon a co-passenger on one of the airline's flight.
The move follows Air India's submission of a written response to DGCA's show-cause notice on January 19, asking why action not be taken against officials, pilots and cabin crew concerned for dereliction of their regulatory obligations.
According to reports, the aviation regulator was dissatisfied with Air India's response.
"We are in receipt of today's order of the Director General of C...
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