India
oi-PTI
The
urination
incident
happened
onboard
New
York-Delhi
flight
on
November
26,
2022
and
it
came
to
the
notice
of
the
Directorate
General
of
Civil
Aviation
(DGCA)
only
on
January
4.
Mumbai,
Jan
21:
Air
India
pilots’ body
IPG
is
considering
legal
recourse
and
other
options,
regarding
aviation
regulator
DGCA
suspending
the
licence
of
the
pilot-in-command
of
the
flight
where
a
passenger
allegedly
urinated
on
a
female
co-passenger
onboard
last
November.
A
senior
member
of
the
Indian
Pilots
Guild
(IPG),
which
represents
the
airline’s
pilots
who
fly
wide-body
planes,
said
it
will
take
up
the
issue
of
suspension
of
the
pilot
concerned
strongly.
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The
urination
incident
happened
onboard
New
York-Delhi
flight
on
November
26,
2022
and
it
came
to
the
notice
of
the
Directorate
General
of
Civil
Aviation
(DGCA)
only
on
January
4.
For
various
violations,
DGCA,
on
Friday,
imposed
a
fine
of
Rs
30
lakh
on
Air
India,
Rs
3
lakh
penalty
on
the
airline’s
director
of
in-flight
services
and
suspended
the
licence
of
the
pilot-in-command
for
three
months.
“We
are
considering
all
options,
including
taking
legal
action
for
the
pilot’s
licence
suspension.
We
are
talking
to
our
lawyers
on
the
issue
and
will
soon
take
a
call,” the
IPG
member
told
PTI
on
the
condition
of
anonymity.
The
member
claimed
that
the
pilot
concerned
had
acted
very
maturely.
“It
has
all
been
reported
to
the
company
at
that
time.
If
after
all
of
this
you
still
think
that
the
pilot
has
not
acted,
then
we
need
to
understand
what
you
are
talking
about
and
why
you
find
him
at
fault.”
The
member
also
alleged
that
there
is
a
lot
of
“pressure
to
find
a
scapegoat
in
the
entire
case.”
There
was
no
immediate
comment
from
Air
India.
According
to
reports,
Air
India’s
senior
management
was
informed
about
the
urination
incident
hours
after
the
flight
landed
on
November
26.
The
incident
of
passenger
misbehaviour
occurred
on
AI-102
flight
from
New
York
to
Delhi
on
November
26
last
year,
wherein
a
male
passenger
conducted
himself
in
a
disorderly
manner
and
allegedly
relieved
himself
on
a
female
passenger,
according
to
DGCA.
The
watchdog
had
issued
show
cause
notices
to
Air
India’s
Accountable
Manager,
Director
in-flight
services,
all
the
pilots
and
cabin
crew
members
of
that
flight
as
to
why
enforcement
action
should
not
be
taken
against
them
for
dereliction
of
their
regulatory
obligations.
DGCA
examined
the
written
replies
of
Air
India
and
the
personnel
involved,
and
decided
on
the
enforcement
actions.
Story first published: Saturday, January 21, 2023, 23:37 [IST]
