IndiGo row: DGCA forms 3-member ‘fact-finding’ team

Amid the backlash over IndiGo Airlines refusing to allow a child with special needs to board a plane in Ranchi with his family, India’s aviation regulator body- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to conduct a fact-finding probe into the incident.

“In the case involving denied boarding to a child at Ranchi Airport, we have received a report from the concerned Airline . However in view of the facts and circumstances described therein, we have decided to conduct a fact-finding enquiry”, Arun Kumar, DGCA said.

The team will go to Ranchi and Hyderabad to conduct an investigation. Hyderabad is where the specially-abled child’s family is staying. The team will collect appropriate evidence within 1 week from today”, Kumar said.