Guwahati: Safety of the air passengers is on the top of the priority list of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and only recently, the planes of a private airlines company operating in the North East region have been grounded, said the Director General of Civil Aviation, EK Bharat Bhushan.
Talking to The Assam Tribune, Bhushan said that every possible step has been taken by the DGCA to ensure the safety of the passengers and necessary actions are being taken whenever required.
Commenting on the recent incident in the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi international airport where an Air India flight coming from Silchar lost one of its nose wheels during take off and the pilot and the co-pilot saved the lives of the passengers by managing to land the flight safely, Bhushan said that a thorough investigation into the matter is being conducted. He said that the report of the probe is expected within two weeks and the DGCA would take appropriate action immediately after receiving the report.
14/06/12 R Dutta Choudhury/The Assam Tribune
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