Unruly flyers can get 1-year jail term, Rs 5L fine: DGCA

Bangalore: Airline passengers who abuse the crew or rush to open the luggage cabins even before the aircraft comes to a complete halt had better watch out. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has notified two new rules to regulate bad behaviour on-board, both on domestic flights and on international flights destined for India. The two rules — Nos. 22 and 23 — have been incorporated in the Indian Aircraft Rules, 1937. Any offence under these rules is punishable with imprisonment up to one year or a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh, or both. These rules also empower the airline and cabin crew to initiate action for bad on-board behaviour and to lodge a complaint with agencies like the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
Bharat Bhushan, the DG of civil aviation, said the provocation to introduce the new clauses was based on experience.
06/01/11 Shilpa Phadnis/Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jan 2011