The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Wednesday imposed huge fines of Rs.1.2Cr on Indigo for violating Civil Aviation security norms and letting their passengers out in aprons to take their food.
Mumbai Interntional Airport Ltd. (MIAL) also face imposition of fines by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security of Rs. 60 lacs & Rs. 30 lacs by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in the same case.
Fines imposed on Indigo
India’s aviation regulators on Wednesday imposed hefty fines on three airline services including and the Mumbai airport operator for not following standard operating procedures and security protocols. Following this, a senior aviation ministry official said fines of Rs 30 lakh each were also levied on Air India and SpiceJet for not deploying CAT III-trained pilots on flights to Delhi during foggy conditions last month. DGCA and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) imposed fines totalling Rs 3 crore on the three airlines and Mumbai airport operator MIAL.
What’s DGCA said ?
According to orders issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) has to pay a total fine of Rs 90 lakh, while IndiGo has to pay up Rs 1.2 crore. Air India and SpiceJet have to pay a fine of Rs 30 lakh each.
The BCAS and DGCA have imposed a fine of Rs 60 lakh and Rs 30 lakh, respectively, on MIAL. The BCAS has imposed a fine of Rs 1.2 crore on IndiGo over a failure to adhere to security measures regarding the incident where passengers were seen eating on the tarmac as per a video that went viral.
Taking Concern over Incident
IndiGo earlier said it already initiated an internal inquiry into the incident. The airline has not reacted after the hefty fine was imposed. “IndiGo has already initiated an internal inquiry to address the issue and will be responding to the notice as per protocol,” it said in a statement.
What Happened on Sunday?
IndiGo flight 6E2195 at Mumbai airport landed at 11.21pm on Sunday due to diversion. The airline allowed the passengers to disembark from the flight on to the tarmac and then proceed to flight 6E2091 – the flight they were supposed to take next. “The aircraft was allotted a remote bay C-33 instead of a Contact Stand, an aircraft parking stand that is suitable for walking passengers to and from an aircraft from an allocated boarding gate. This further added to passenger woes and deprived them of the opportunity to avail basic facilities like rest rooms and refreshments at the terminal,” a PTI report said, explaining why the passengers tiredly sat on the tarmac and started eating.
Nowadays several incidents were taking place one after another recently we have noticed that a passenger slapped airline pilot for delaying his flights.
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