Ill treatment of Indian fliers: Govt mulls strict penalties

New Delhi: Taking strong exception to the ill treatment meted out to Indian passengers and alleged racial discrimination onboard the Air France flight, the civil aviation ministry has decided to firm up strict penalties under the relevant act.
“The government has taken a serious note of complaints received from passengers onboard the Air France flight from Mumbai. It is working on a proposal to penalise such behaviour by foreign airlines, bring it under some sort of regulation, which could include imposition of fines,” a civil aviation official told The Indian Express. In fact, Air France South Asia Regional head, Pieter de Man submitted an apology letter after the ministry summoned him almost two weeks back and asked them to take an appropriate action.
Less than a week ago, ten Indians, travelling by the Air France flight, were stranded for an entire night in a Paris airport lounge.
The Indians, flying to Mumbai from Washington via Paris, complained that they were confined to the lounge on Monday with just some water and a sandwich after their plane reached Paris late from Washington and they could not board the connecting flight to Mumbai.
08/06/09 Smita Aggarwal/Indian Express

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jun 2009