New Delhi: The Delhi High Court (HC) has refused to stay Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh’s order to extend the flight duty time limitation (FDTL) of Air India pilots and cabin crew, saying it was their duty to enable Air India (AI) to “pull through” the “financial crisis.”
“Since the respondent Airlines is going through a crucial financial crisis, it becomes the duty of each and every person, who is part and parcel of the institution to work as per the established industry practices to enable respondent Airlines to pull through from its present position,” Justice Suresh Kait said.
The court said it is not “inclined to stay the operation of impugned order” and added that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and other authorities have “power to increase” the FDTL as per the civil aviation requirements (CAR).
2/12/12 PTI/Business Line
