Tuesday, August 08, 2023

166 people put on 'no-fly list' in last 2 years

New Delhi: Minister of State of Civil Aviation VK Singh on Monday told the Rajya Sabha Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has placed 166 passengers on the No fly list from 2021 till date. During the last three years more than 13 thousand complaints were received so far by the airlines, Singh added. The number of passengers carried by the scheduled Indian carriers for their domestic operations from 2020-21 to June-2023 (provisional) stood at 38,589,193, he said.

The list of passengers, who are banned by DGCA from taking flights within India for a specific period for their unruly behaviour is called 'no fly list'.

What is the procedure (SoP) to make the list? 

The SoP, as per the Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR), says a complaint of unruly behaviour from the pilot-in-command is to be referred by the airlines to an Internal Committee constituted by the airline.

"The Internal Committee shall decide the matter within a period of 30 days along with category level of the unruly passenger and duration of ban from flying in terms of the provisions of the CAR," The SoP read.

Pending the decision of the Internal Committee, the concerned airline may ban such passenger from flying for a period not exceeding 30 days. The decision of the Internal Committee is binding on the airline concerned. In case the Internal Committee fails to take a decision in 30 days, the passenger will be free to fly.

Unfortunately, incidents related to breaching DGCA norms by passengers are on the rise in the last couple of years.

08/08/2023 India TV

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