New Delhi: Flying is, perhaps, the shortest and the best way to reach your destination on time. But while flying, do you always feel safe or fear grips you thinking anything could happen up there in the air or while landing? After all, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the United Nations’ aviation watchdog, in a compiled report in December 2012, had ranked India amongst the 13 worst-performing countries in terms of aviation safety parameters.
Moreover, as per a report in a leading English daily, aviation safety experts have alleged that Indian carriers tend to underplay major incidents as minor with the ‘help’ of the aviation regulator and continue with their duty putting the safety of passengers at risk.
The experts also alleged that the tradition of airline officials joining the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was causing conflict of interest and harming the airlines and their safety in the process.
13/03/13 ZeeNews
