Pilots forced to fly sick: DGCA to probe issue

New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, the health ministry has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to examine complaints of Air India pilots that they are forced to fly even when not medically fit.
Earlier this week, minister of state for health Dinesh Trivedi wrote to DGCA Nasim Zaidi, seeking examination of AI pilots' complaints of being penalized for refusing to fly when unwell "before this leads to some tragedy."
29/10/10 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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