‘Mayday’ call incident: DGCA allows both Vistara pilots to resume duties

NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator DGCA Thursday permitted two Vistara pilots, who had issued a ‘Mayday’ distress call due to low-fuel near Lucknow airport while operating a Mumbai-Delhi flight, to resume their duties till the final investigation report comes in, sources said.

“Both the pilots have been permitted by the DGCA to resume their flying duties. However, the final decision regarding them would be taken once the final investigation report comes in,” a source told .

The pilots, who were operating the UK944 flight, were grounded by the DGCA on Tuesday, a day after they issued the distress call.