The Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the regulatory authority for aviation in India, has grounded a pilot accused of taking off an IndiGo flight certain for Baku with out acquiring the required clearances from Air Visitors Controllers (ATC). In keeping with the DGCA, the Baku-bound IndiGo aircraft took off with out clearances of ATC, reported the information company ANI. “The DGCA has begun an investigation the place an IndiGo aircraft from Delhi to Baku has taken off with out ATC clearances,” it stated.
In keeping with ANI, a high DGCA official has confirmed that the IndiGo pilot of flight 6E-1803 has been off from responsibility until the investigation.
“The pilots of IndiGo’s January 29, 2024, Delhi-Baku flight (6E 1803) have been faraway from flying responsibility because the Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA) investigates whether or not they took off with out the required air visitors management (ATC) clearance,” the DGCA additional added.
In keeping with ANI’s report, the IndiGo flight departed at round 7:38 pm.
In response to the occasion, IndiGo has stated that an inside inquiry is in progress and that appropriate measures could be taken in mild of the outcomes.
It stated, “With regards to experiences round IndiGo flight 6E 1803 working between Delhi and Baku on January 28, 2024, the incident is at present beneath investigation, and applicable motion will probably be taken as needed.”
In a separate occasion, IndiGo was not too long ago hit with a heavy effective of Rs 1.2 crore by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Safety (BCAS) after vacationers had been seen consuming on the tarmac whereas ready for a delayed flight, ANI reported. The BCAS decided that this infraction constituted a big breach of safety rules, therefore requiring a big penalty.
In one other incident, an indignant passenger was captured on digicam bodily attacking a pilot of an IndiGo flight. The assault passed off because the captain was informing the passengers concerning the delays.