A joint forum of six unions on Tuesday appealed to aviation regulator DGCA to revoke the suspension of the license of the pilot-in-command of the Air India flight from New York to Delhi on November 26, last year, in which a passenger Shankar Mishra urinated on a female co passenger onboard.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspended the license of the pilot for three months, imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Air India and Rs 3 lakh on the director of the airline’s in-flight services related to the urination incident.
In the letter to the regulator, the forum said that while there is a groundswell of ”public pressure” for action, given the serious nature of the allegations of the complainant, there is a need to evaluate the same with the nature of the Pilot-in-Command’s duties and responsibilities, among others and to evaluate the facts that came up before the pilots and crew on the said flight. Citing various aspects, the forum has appealed to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ”withdraw the harsh punishment and suspension of the PIC”. it said.
The forum represents six unions — Indian Pilots Guild, Indian Commercial Pilots Association, Air Corporation Employees Union, Air India Employees Union, All India Cabin Crew Association and Airline Pilots Association of India.
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