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Scoot flight takes off hours early, leaving 35 passengers behind

Flight’s departure time was five hours earlier than planned

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"Emergency Door Of Plane Was Opened By Mistake, He Also Apologised": Jyotiraditya Scindia On Row Concerning Tejasvi Surya

Union Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said the emergency exit door of an IndiGo flight last year was opened by "mistake" and BJP MP Tejasvi Surya has already apologised for it. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

DGCA Allows Airlines To Form Their Own Policies On Pets Carriage

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has advised all the airlines in India to formulate and prominently display the policy of "Carriage of Pets in Aircraft Cabin of Scheduled Passenger flight" on their respective websites. Read on for details:

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Outrage over peeing passengers leaves a stain on Air India's reputation

National regulators have come down heavily on Air India for not taking firmer action against inebriated passengers who urinated in the cabin on separate flights from France and the United States.

Radio France Internationale

DGCA issues show-cause notice to Go First after flight takes off without 55 passengers

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Go First (erstwhile GoAir) after its Bengaluru-Delhi flight on January 9 took off without 55 passengers.

The Times of India

DGCA issues show cause notice to Air India in two 'passenger misbehaviour' cases during Paris-Delhi flight

The show cause notice said why enforcement action "should not be taken against them for dereliction of their regulatory obligations". Read on for details:

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Two foreigners offloaded from Mumbai bound-Go First flight for passing "lewd comments" to crew members

Following the incident, the Pilot-in-Command decided to offload them immediately. Both passengers were handed over to the airport security. Read on for details:

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Urination incident on flight: Delhi Police summons Air India staff, father of accused

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Friday issued summons to Air India staff, including the pilot and the co-pilot, present on board the New York-Delhi flight on which a passenger allegedly urinated on a co-passenger.

The Times of India

'Use restraining devices': DGCA issues advisory to airlines on unruly passengers

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has rebuked scheduled airlines for their failure to act against unruly passengers in recent days, something the regulator says has "tarnished the image of air travel."

The Times of India

Airline slammed after unruly male passenger flying business class urinated on woman traveling from New York

Air India—which is owned by Tata Group—said that it had banned the male passenger from its flights for a month.

Fortune

Urination Incidents Onboard Flight: DCW Chief Maliwal Demands Arrests, Issues Notice To Delhi Police, DGCA And Air India

DCW chief Swati Maliwal, demanding arrests in the recent incidents of drunk men urinating on women on flights, issued a notice to the Delhi Police, DGCA and Air India on Friday. Read on for details:

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DGCA Issues Show Cause Notice To Air India Over Urinating Incident

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday issued Show Cause notices to Air India, crew members and pilots of the New York-Delhi flight in connection with the urination incident onboard on November 26 last year. Read on for details:

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Man Urinates On Woman Passenger Onboard New York-Delhi Flight, DGCA Seeks Report From Air India

An inebriated man onboard an Air India US flight urinated on a woman co-passenger, a senior citizen, seated in a business class seat. Read on for details:

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Snake Found In Air India Express Plane, DGCA Orders Probe

A snake was found in a Dubai-bound Air India Express flight on Saturday. Read on for details:

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Flybig Aircraft Grounded After Fuel Leakage Incident At Patna Airport

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded the aircraft of Flybig airlines after a fuel leakage was reported at Patna airport on Tuesday. Read on for details:

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DGCA Enhances Monitoring Of Flying Training Organisations

Aviation regulator DGCA has put in place various measures to enhance the monitoring of flying training organisations. Read on for details:

The Times of India

Safety first: DGCA asks flying schools to install high-resolution cameras in 90 days & do proper flight monitoring

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given flying training organisations (FTO) 90 days to install high resolution cameras to maintain strict vigil for ensuring high standards of safety, quality of training and fairness of exams being conducted there.

The Times of India

Tata effect: AI, Vistara and AirAsia India domestic flights most punctual in October

NEW DELHI: In less than a year of taking over Air India, Tata Sons have made the Maharaja the most punctual domestic airline. In its government-owned days, cash-starved AI used to be at the bottom of the monthly on time performance (OTP) figures issued by the Directorate General of Civil…

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Get DGCA permit to avoid airline hassles while travelling for National Championships: NRAI instructs shooters

BENGALURU: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has instructed rifle shooters travelling to Thiruvananthapuram for the National Shooting Championships later this month to carry permit letters from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ensure that airlines don’t offload them for carrying arms and ammunition.

Dynamite News

DGCA Orders Probe After Fire In IndiGo Aircraft Engine, Plane Grounded For Inspection

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation ordered a detailed investigation to ascertain the cause and said that suitable follow-up action shall be taken into the incident where an IndiGo flight was grounded at Delhi airport after sparks were noticed in the aircraft. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

DGCA turns down IndiGo request to wet lease Turkish twin aisles for 2 years; allows for 6 months only

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has turned down IndiGo’s request to wet lease (hire planes with operating crew and engineers) wide body aircraft from Turkish Airlines for two years — one year extendable by the same period.

The Times of India

Goa has 2 airports now: DGCA grants aerodrome licence to Mopa

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday issued the aerodrome licence to Mopa Airport, making Goa the first Indian city-state to have two airports that will soon witness regular commercial flights.

The Times of India

Happy Diwali for SpiceJet: DGCA removes 50% cap on its flights from this winter; GoFirst flights to shrink by 40%

NEW DELHI: In a major reprieve for SpiceJet, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has lifted the 50% cap on its flight operations from this winter schedule, effective October 30.

The Times of India

India's domestic passenger volume rose 47% to 10 million in September: DGCA

MUMBAI: Domestic air passenger volume grew 46.54 per cent to 10.35 million in September over the same period last year, according to data released by aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Terrified passengers left 'choking' for 25 minutes as plane fills with smoke

Passengers were left choking as smoke filled the cabin and oxygen masks allegedly failed to deploy during flight SG 3735, a SpiceJet aircraft that took off from Goa, India

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