The NTSB, a US federal agency tasked with investigating aviation and major transportation incidents, termed the recent media reports on the AI171 London-bound flight meeting with the accident last month, as “premature and speculative”.
The members of the Parliamentary panel also raised concerns over the sudden surge in flight fares from Srinagar to other cities after the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, the sources said.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has released new draft rules aimed at giving authorities the power to take prompt action against buildings and trees that exceed height limits in designated aerodrome zones.
