New Delhi: The government is going to make it mandatory for airlines to allow visually impaired people to board aircraft with their guide dogs.
While the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) had allowed this facility some years back, airlines continue to flout it with impunity. Now the regulator is coming out with new rules for both airlines and airport operators. The regulator will also make it imperative for carriers to have emergency procedure brochures in braille script as backup."Airlines shall develop procedures for carriage of guide dogs, if required in cabin.... Passengers carrying guide dogs shall be required to produce a written proof to the airlines that their guide dog has been trained from appropriate institution, vaccinated and medicated," the proposed new civil aviation requirement says.
20/06/13 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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While the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) had allowed this facility some years back, airlines continue to flout it with impunity. Now the regulator is coming out with new rules for both airlines and airport operators. The regulator will also make it imperative for carriers to have emergency procedure brochures in braille script as backup."Airlines shall develop procedures for carriage of guide dogs, if required in cabin.... Passengers carrying guide dogs shall be required to produce a written proof to the airlines that their guide dog has been trained from appropriate institution, vaccinated and medicated," the proposed new civil aviation requirement says.
20/06/13 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
