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Air India pilots' body mulls legal action against suspension of flight captain over urination incident

Air India Pee-Gate: A senior member of the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), which represents the airline's pilots who fly wide-body planes, said it will take up the issue of suspension of the pilot concerned strongly.

Jan 21, 2023, 15:43 PM IST

Air India top management was aware of urination incident on flight, reveals LEAKED emails

The top management at Air India had previously claimed that they were not informed about the incident after the flight landed, which led to the accused Shankar Mishra walking away without any action against him.

Jan 21, 2023, 15:19 PM IST

DGCA gives clean chit to Scoot for leaving 35 passengers at Amritsar Airport, says airline acted promptly

DGCA said it had sought a report from Scoot regarding the January 18 flight -- which departed from Amritsar to Singapore in which 35 passengers were left behind in Amritsar.

Jan 21, 2023, 13:05 PM IST

Air India acknowledges gaps in reporting peeing incident, says taking steps after DGCA action

The incident where Shankar Mishra allegedly relieved himself on a female passenger happened on the AI-102 flight from New York to Delhi on November 26, 2022.

Jan 20, 2023, 19:29 PM IST

DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India, suspends pilot's license over urination incident

India's aviation watchdog DGCA has taken strict action on Air India over mishandling of Shankar Mishra's peeing shocker on flight.

Jan 20, 2023, 13:41 PM IST

Scoot Airlines plane departs Amritsar Airport ahead of schedule leaving 35 passengers behind, DGCA orders probe

A travel agent, who booked the tickets for 30 people in the group did not inform about the change in Singapore-bound flight timings to the passengers flying from Amritsar Airport.

Jan 19, 2023, 09:43 AM IST

Airlines to formulate policy on carrying pets on flight, display prominently on websites: DGCA

The aviation safety regulators worldwide have not issued any specific policy for carriage of pets inside cabin and they have allowed airlines to develop respective procedures for the same.

Jan 18, 2023, 08:44 AM IST

Panic onboard Chennai-Trivandrum IndiGo flight, Passenger opens emergency door

As per various reports, the IndiGo flyer was BJP MP from Bengaluru Tejasvi Surya and the flight was only able to take off after the pressure checks at the airport.

Jan 17, 2023, 15:00 PM IST

DGCA Issues Notice To Go First Airlines, Flight Alleged For Leaving 50 Passengers

DGCA has issued a notice to Go First Airlines and sought a report. This notice has been issued regarding the journey of 9th January when Go First Airlines flight had taken off leaving 50 passengers on board. Know what is the whole matter.

Jan 10, 2023, 15:18 PM IST

Drunk passengers smoke, pee on Air India Paris-Delhi flight: DGCA issues show cause notice

Air India failed to report two incidents on Paris-New Delhi flight, one where a drunk passenger was caught smoking in the lavatory and another for peeing himself on a vacant seat.

Jan 09, 2023, 21:12 PM IST

'Use restraining devices': DGCA to airlines for handling unruly passengers amid Air India urination incident

DGCA has issued new guidelines for airlines considering the recent Air India 'urination' incident and warned airline staff of action if they failed to take action against unruly passengers.

Jan 06, 2023, 19:27 PM IST

‘Peeing incidents onboard flight extremely DISGUSTING, SHOCKING’: DCW chief demands arrests, issues notice to Delhi Police, DGCA, Air India

Air India Peeing Incidents: In the notice, DCW chief Swati Maliwal described the incidents as “extremely disturbing and serious.” Maliwal has also demanded relevant information from the Delhi Police, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Air India latest by 12pm on January 10.

Jan 06, 2023, 15:15 PM IST

Who is Shankar Mishra? Drunk man who peed on female passenger in Air India flight

Urination on Air India flight: While the initial reports revealed the name of the accused as Shekhar Mishra, Delhi Police has now confirmed the accused's name as Shankar Mishra.

Jan 05, 2023, 23:12 PM IST

Another 'peeing' incident on Air India flight: Drunk man urinated on woman's blanket

Delhi-Paris peeing incident: The male passenger was apprehended by the CISF as soon as he deboarded Air India plane but was later allowed to leave after the two passengers had a "mutual compromise".

Jan 05, 2023, 16:34 PM IST

'Did not report incident as...': Air India informs DGCA about 'urinating' incident on New York-Delhi flight

Air India told DGCA that the female passenger on the New York-Delhi flight had "rescinded" an initial request for action after the two "appeared" to have sorted out the issue.

Jan 05, 2023, 16:09 PM IST

New York-Delhi Air India flight 'peeing' incident: Accused flyer a Mumbai businessman, identified

A statement from Delhi Police confirms that the male passenger who urinated on a co-flyer in the flight, is a Mumbai resident, and he will be arrested soon.

Jan 05, 2023, 13:31 PM IST

TMC MP Mahua Moitra recalls Kunal Kamra's 6-month fly ban amid 'urinating' incident on Air India flight

 Moitra criticised the 30-day ban imposed by Air India and compared it to the fly ban that was imposed by several airlines on stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra.

Jan 05, 2023, 10:48 AM IST

Delhi Police launches MANHUNT after Air India files FIR against passenger who URINATED on female co-traveller in flight

Delhi Police has formed several teams to nab down the male passenger who urinated on a female passenger in an Air India flight.

Jan 04, 2023, 19:56 PM IST

Air India offered no HELP: Woman shares traumatic experience of being peed upon by drunk passenger

The 70-year-old woman passenger shares her traumatic experience in a letter to Tata and Sons Chairman, as a drunk man peed on her on an Air India flight.

Jan 04, 2023, 16:10 PM IST

Man who urinated on woman in New York-Delhi flight banned from flying for 30 days: Air India

New York-Delhi flight: Tata-owned Air India earlier lodged a police complaint regarding the incident which took place on November 26, 2022, while DGCA said they are looking into the matter.

Jan 04, 2023, 09:59 AM IST