Jabalpur runway excursion: DGCA suspends licences of two pilots for a year

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licences of two pilots for a year following an investigation into the runway excursion that happened in Jabalpur on March 12.

An Alliance Air ATR-72 aircraft from Delhi with 55 passengers on board had gone off the runway in Jabalpur.

In a statement, the aviation regulator said, “After DGCA investigation, the privileges of the licences held by both the operating crew have been suspended for a period of one year.”