New Delhi: The family of Captain Deepak Sathe — one of the two pilots who lost their lives when Air India Express Dubai-Kozhikode flight crash-landed at its destination on August 7, 2020, — has complained of not receiving the compensation given to victims of that accident.
While Air India has released the compensation last year itself, the pilot’s family is yet to get the same from Maharashtra labour authorities. The amount of compensation that the family is to receive from AI and insurance is not being disclosed for security reasons.
“I lost my father, Captain Deepak Sathe, in the crash of Air India Express IX 1344. Ten months later, individuals in employee compensation commissioner office (Mumbai, BKC) are misguiding and setting up hoops for my mother in the middle of a pandemic,” Dhananjay Sathe Tweeted on Thursday.
Sources say AI Express gave the first tranche of the compensation was given to the pilot’s widow last September. The second tranche of compensation from AI was deposited with Kerala state authorities on December 1. “At the request of the family, that money was transferred to authorities in Mumbai so that they could get it there itself without coming to Kerala,” said sources.
“The pilot’s parents are alive. His father reportedly exonerated any claims from the compensation amount on both his and his wife’s behalf. Maharashtra authorities perhaps wanted a separate exoneration letter from the pilot’s mother. This may have caused the delay,” said sources.
Maharashtra labour commissioner responded to the pilot’s son’s tweet on Friday, saying “compensation commissioner, Palakkad (Kerala) has transferred the claim amount to compensation commissioner (Labour Court), Maharashtra on March 3, 2021. Labour commissioner, Maharashtra, has (a deputy) to assist Mrs Sathe in filing the claim application before the compensation commissioner (Labour Court), Mumbai, as part of mandatory procedure. There will be no hassle and labour commissionerate will assist Mrs Sathe and family.”
AI Express Dubai-Kozhikode flight on August 7, 2020, had crash-landed and skidded off the tabletop runway, killing 19 passengers and both the pilots.
21/05/21 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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