DGCA issues notice to Air Sahara

Chennai, New Delhi: The government has reacted strongly to NDTV's report of a disabled person who was not allowed to board an Air Sahara flight on Monday evening in Chennai without first getting a fit-to-fly certificate.
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a notice to the managements of SpiceJet and JetLite (Air Sahara's new name) asking for an immediate explanation. The airlines could face action if the DGCA is not satisfied with its reply.
Rajeev Rajan is someone who fights for the rights of the disabled worldwide but Air Sahara denied him a boarding pass to fly from Chennai to Delhi.
He suffers from cerebral palsy but does not require an escort for travel.
Rajan says the airline authorities insisted on an escort and a fitness to fly certificate and called the police to evict him.
Now Rajeev has decided to approach the consumer court and file a PIL as well.
JetLite has told NDTV that the passenger Rajeev Rajan was left at the Chennai airport counter by someone. It said that when the ground staff asked about his destination and other details he could not reply.
''After several attempts the airline staff, it seems, found out that he had to travel from Chennai to Delhi but by then the flight had left. So he was shifted to SpiceJet but then again the passenger could not 'satisfactorily' answer their queries,'' it added.
19/06/07 Sam Daniel, Sandeep Phukan/NDTV.com

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Categories: Jet Lite Jun 2007, SpiceJet Jun 2007