Air India on Tuesday said the suspension of the pilot-in-command’s licence for three months by the DGCA after the urination incident on its New York-New Delhi flight was “excessive” and the airline would help the pilot appeal against the order.
“In light of the mitigating circumstances and the financial detriment already incurred by the crew during their period of de-rostering, Air India deems the licence suspension of the commander excessive and will be assisting him with an appeal,” the Tata group-owned airline said in a statement.
The DGCA has fined Air India Rs 30 lakh for failing to follow regulations in handling the incident that happened on the New York-New Delhi flight on November 26, 2022. It has suspended the pilot-in-command for three months and fined the airline’s director-in-flight services Rs 3 lakh.
