Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday slapped a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for lapses in effectively addressing the “safety sensitive issue” related to the incident of a pilot allowing a female friend into the cockpit during a Delhi-Dubai flight on February 27.
This is the third time in less than four months that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India for lapses.
Ever since the incident was reported, officials had maintained that it happened onboard a Dubai-Delhi flight as there was confusion about the flight number. Actually, the incident happened on a Delhi-Dubai flight.
