To ensure that flight operations during the Haj season are not hampered, Air India has allowed around 90 crew members to skip the mandatory medical check-up.
According to rules, the crew will not be allowed to fly without certificates that say that they have undergone the check-up. If licences expire -- as in this case -- the airline could be short of crew, hampering flight operations. The Haj operations, which will involve 230 direct flights from seven Indian cities to Jeddah, will carry nearly 40,000 pilgrims.
This is the second time the airline has ignored rules about cabin crew fitness. Last week, to avoid flight disruptions, the airline's in-flight services department woke up to the fact that a section of its flight attendants had not got vaccinated for yellow fever and meningitis. Saudi Arabia's health ministry had sent an advisory for the vaccinations more than a month ago.
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According to rules, the crew will not be allowed to fly without certificates that say that they have undergone the check-up. If licences expire -- as in this case -- the airline could be short of crew, hampering flight operations. The Haj operations, which will involve 230 direct flights from seven Indian cities to Jeddah, will carry nearly 40,000 pilgrims.
This is the second time the airline has ignored rules about cabin crew fitness. Last week, to avoid flight disruptions, the airline's in-flight services department woke up to the fact that a section of its flight attendants had not got vaccinated for yellow fever and meningitis. Saudi Arabia's health ministry had sent an advisory for the vaccinations more than a month ago.
01/09/15 Soubhik Mitra/AviationPros
