The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed airlines to increase capacity and rationalize fares for flights to Prayagraj during the ongoing Mahakumbh.
India’s commercial airlines flew 1.42 crore passengers on domestic routes in November this year, which represents a robust 12 per cent increase compared to the same month in the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The airline had been under additional scrutiny due to financial issues and flight cancellations.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday asked operators of Boeing 737 aircraft with a specific rudder part to not use the planes for low-visibility landings.
In addition to this, penalties of Rs 6 lakh and Rs 3 lakh were imposed on the director of operations and the director of training at Air India, respectively.
The show cause notice said why enforcement action "should not be taken against them for dereliction of their regulatory obligations".
Earlier on Friday night, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said the officials concerned of the DGCA have been directed to look into this and furnish a report at the earliest.
Earlier, on Friday night, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said officials concerned of the DGCA have been directed to look into this and furnish a report at the earliest.
A senior DGCA official said that SpiceJet can operate at full capacity from October 30 onwards. During the 'Enhanced surveillance' period, SpiceJet has shown improvement in their operations, said an official. On September 21, DGCA had extended flight capacity restrictions on SpiceJet till October 29.
The decision took place in response to an incident that happened on May 1 in which a flight from Mumbai to Durgapur encountered severe turbulence during landing. The severe turbulence had caused injuries to nearly 14 passengers along with three crew members.
