BCAS issues showcause notices to Indigo & MIAL over passengers eating on tarmac
The notices were issued by the aviation security watchdog after a video of the incident went viral on social media.
The notices were issued by the aviation security watchdog after a video of the incident went viral on social media.
The meeting of committee members to hear Civil Aviation Ministry officials on the fixing of airfares is scheduled for 3.30 pm.
Civil Aviation Ministry earlier saying in a statement that it's working with airlines to reduce flight departures to 14 during peak hours.
The airlines were also asked to place real-time data on their social media feeds regarding waiting times at respective airports' entry gates.
The number of Indians airlifted by 73 special civilian flights has gone up to 15206.
"The Ministry has advised airlines' to not raise fares on routes that connect smaller cities and towns especially in the northeast, Srinagar and Port Blair,"
To make things even more difficult with Jet folding its wings and the Boeing 737 Max aircraft being grounded, the Airbus NEOs are also in trouble.
The development comes a day after Jet Airways announced to temporarily suspend all flight operations from Wednesday after it failed to get an emergency funding.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB), which comes under the Civil Aviation Ministry, has launched a probe into the incident.
Eight months after the the Civil Aviation Ministry had asked airlines to create the 'no fly list', Birju Kishore Salla, who was arrested in October last year, has become the first person to be put on the list.
