Air India : DGCA has now taken another big step. Aviation sector regulator DGCA has now imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Air India.
Air India News: DGCA has now taken another big step. Aviation sector regulator DGCA has now imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Air India. This fine has been imposed due to non-compliance with the standards related to providing necessary facilities to the passengers. This is the second time this has happened in the last 1.5 years. A show cause notice was issued to Air India on 3 November 2023.
Let us tell you that in this notice it was said about non-compliance of the provisions of the related rules. In this context, a show cause notice was also issued to Air India by the regulator on November 3.
A fine of Rs 10 lakh has been imposed
DGCA said that based on the response received from Air India on the notice, it was found that it was not complying with CAR related to standards of providing facilities to passengers. In this regard, a fine of Rs 10 lakh has been imposed on the airline.
There was talk of giving compensation to the passengers
Air India has been accused of not paying attention to standards related to hotel accommodation for passengers when their flights are delayed, compensation to passengers who do not get comfortable seats on international flights and proper training of ground staff.
Fine was also imposed in June last year
Last June also, a fine of Rs 10 lakh was imposed on Air India for violating the rules of denial of boarding. And then he was ordered to “immediately put in place systems to resolve the problem”.
Has been inspected
DGCA had said on Wednesday that inspections were conducted at the airports of Delhi, Kochi and Bangalore. After inspection, it was found that the airline was not following CAR properly.
