Air India fined Rs 30 lakh over man’s death after wheelchair unavailability
Air India was fined Rs 30 lakh by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday over the death of an elderly person, who died two weeks ago after an incident related to a request for a wheelchair at the Mumbai airport.
The man, in his 80s, died on February 12 after collapsing when he decided to walk after being told by Air India that the waiting time for the wheelchair was long due to heavy demand.
“In an unfortunate incident, one of our guests flying from New York to Mumbai on February 12, fell ill while proceeding to clear immigration with his wife, who was in a wheelchair,” the airline had said following the incident.
