Mumbai: Spicejet on Wednesday put an end to the practice of split-duty, where pilots take rest between flights that are separated by a time lesser than the minimum rest period prescribed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The step comes after a DGCA inquiry into two instances of pilots flying beyond duty hours last week revealed that the pilots were fatigued due to extended flying hours and inadequate resting facilities.
In one of the cases, an aircraft with 78 passengers skidded along the runway at the Hubli airport in Karnataka.
According to the aviation regulator, split duty means a 'flight duty period' (FDP), which consists of two or more flight routes separated by less than the prescribed minimum rest period. The rest provided permits extension of flight duty period. The conditions however, state that the interim period of rest must be provided in facilities like hotels, which Spicejet had been violating, according to the DGCA.
21/03/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline
In one of the cases, an aircraft with 78 passengers skidded along the runway at the Hubli airport in Karnataka.
According to the aviation regulator, split duty means a 'flight duty period' (FDP), which consists of two or more flight routes separated by less than the prescribed minimum rest period. The rest provided permits extension of flight duty period. The conditions however, state that the interim period of rest must be provided in facilities like hotels, which Spicejet had been violating, according to the DGCA.
21/03/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
