New Delhi: Air India (AI) has withdrawn its controversial decision to not fly live animals meant for scientific experiments. It has admitted that the earlier decision had been taken after the carrier was “approached by (animal rights group) PETA”, and that it had agreed to not carry animals “in order to avoid adverse publicity which could prove detrimental to the image of Air India”.
AI’s chairman and managing director Rohit Nandan has now informed Civil Aviation Secretary K N Srivastava that the order has been “subsequently withdrawn”, The Indian Express has learnt.
The Sunday Express had reported on October 21 about the August 23 circular issued by the Manager, Cargo (Ops) in Mumbai informing duty managers, departure supervisers and others “that Air India does not carry ‘Live Animals for experimental purposes’” within the country or abroad. It sought “strict compliance” with the circular.
26/10/12 Amitabh Sinha/Indian Express
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AI’s chairman and managing director Rohit Nandan has now informed Civil Aviation Secretary K N Srivastava that the order has been “subsequently withdrawn”, The Indian Express has learnt.
The Sunday Express had reported on October 21 about the August 23 circular issued by the Manager, Cargo (Ops) in Mumbai informing duty managers, departure supervisers and others “that Air India does not carry ‘Live Animals for experimental purposes’” within the country or abroad. It sought “strict compliance” with the circular.
26/10/12 Amitabh Sinha/Indian Express
