New Delhi: The offloading of three passengers to accommodate as many VVIPs is not the only controversy surrounding Leh flights. While the offloading-for VVIPs episode happened on June 24, as many as four flights operated from Delhi to Leh two days later are now under the scanner of the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) for allegedly serious safety violations.
"Two airlines operated two flights each with 577 passengers in all on those four aircraft flights from Delhi to Leh on June 26. A third airline also flew from Delhi to Leh same day and same time but chose to return to Delhi as the weather was very bad in Leh with dense cloud cover and heavy rains. However, the other two airlines who landed their Airbus A319s and A-320s in Leh prima facie endangered the lives of their passengers," said a DGCA official.
04/06/15 Economic Times
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"Two airlines operated two flights each with 577 passengers in all on those four aircraft flights from Delhi to Leh on June 26. A third airline also flew from Delhi to Leh same day and same time but chose to return to Delhi as the weather was very bad in Leh with dense cloud cover and heavy rains. However, the other two airlines who landed their Airbus A319s and A-320s in Leh prima facie endangered the lives of their passengers," said a DGCA official.
04/06/15 Economic Times
