Air India Fined Rs 10 Lakh By Aviation Body DGCA For Failure To Comply With Norms
NDTV
In a release on Wednesday, DGCA said that based on Air India's reply to the show-cause notice, it was found that the airline did not comply with the provisions of the CAR.
Aviation watchdog DGCA has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for its failure to comply with norms pertaining to facilities that are required to be provided to passengers, including non-payment of compensation to international business class passengers who were made to travel on unserviceable seats.
After carrying out inspections of airlines at Delhi, Kochi and Bangalore airports, the regulator observed that Air India was not complying with the provisions of the relevant Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR).
Later, a show-cause notice was issued to Air India on November 3.
