MPs-as-Maharajah: Pvt airlines face penalty
1 Feb 2014 4:11 AM IST
Three private airlines have lost six landing slots at the Delhi airport for not using specially-trained pilots and planes with special equipment to navigate the thick winter fog.
This means the affected airlines will have to cancel six flights between them. The penalized carriers are IndiGo, GoAir and Jet Airways. On Wednesday night and Thursday morning, they diverted six flights from Delhi to Jaipur on account of fog, prompting punitive action.
On 7 January, two days after 50 flights were diverted from Delhi because of fog, the civil aviation regulator DGCA met with private airlines and warned them to comply with its requirements. But this is the first time the regulator has come down heavily on erring airlines.
This means the affected airlines will have to cancel six flights between them. The penalized carriers are IndiGo, GoAir and Jet Airways. On Wednesday night and Thursday morning, they diverted six flights from Delhi to Jaipur on account of fog, prompting punitive action.
On 7 January, two days after 50 flights were diverted from Delhi because of fog, the civil aviation regulator DGCA met with private airlines and warned them to comply with its requirements. But this is the first time the regulator has come down heavily on erring airlines.
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