Enforce Covid norms at airports, aircraft, place violators on no-fly list, Delhi HC suggests to DGCA

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) should issue binding directions to all airlines to authorise their staff at airports and in aircraft to take strict action against passengers and other persons found violating Covid-19 protocol, particularly masking norms.

“All such persons found violating norms should be booked and fined and should be placed on no-fly list. In our view, it is essential to introduce sufficient deterrence to ensure compliance of the norms,” said the division bench of acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta, in respect of people not wearing masks or following hand-hygiene norms.