Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 6: As per a notification released by the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, a total of 63 passengers have been placed in the ‘No Fly List’ for unruly behaviour in the past one year. These include two incidents of urination that have come to the notice of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
63 passengers have been placed on the "No Fly List" in the last one year. Majority of passengers were either not wearing mask or not cooperating with crew members: Ministry of Civil Aviation pic.twitter.com/DE2on7BLBw
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2023
Minister of State for Civil Aviation, V.K. Singh on Monday in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha said, “In last one year, a total of 63 passengers have been placed in the ‘No Fly List’ for such period, as recommended by the airline’s Internal Committee, constituted by Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR), Section 3 – Air Transport, Series M, and Part VI titled Handling of unruly/disruptive passengers.”
According to government data, the number of incidents related to the unruly behaviour of passengers in flights has risen in the last one year.
The Ministry further informed that 143 passengers have been placed in the ‘No Fly List’ since 2017 for a period, following the recommendations of the respective Internal Committee constituted by the airline.
As per the provision mentioned in Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR), a ‘No Fly List’ is maintained by DGCA containing specific information related to the passenger involved, contact details of identification documents, date of occurrence, sector, flight number, period of imposition of ban etc.
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The majority of passengers placed in the ‘No Fly List’ were for violations related to not wearing a mask or not obeying the instructions of crew members.
The minister stated that regarding specific incidents related to urination, the action was taken by DGCA for non-compliance to applicable regulations.
Notably, on November 26, 2022, Air India was imposed with a financial penalty of Rs 30,00,000 for an incident in the AI-102 flight, from New York to New Delhi. A financial penalty of Rs 3,00,000 has been imposed on the Director of Flight Services of Air India and the license of the pilot in command has been suspended for three months.
Meanwhile, on December 6, 2022, Air India was also imposed with a financial penalty of Rs 10,00,000 by DGCA for the incident in the AI-142 flight from Paris to New Delhi.
