Urination incident: DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh penalty on Air India

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Jan 20, 2023, 02:13 PM IST

The incident came to the notice of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) only on January 4. (File)

The incident came to the notice of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) only on January 4.

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Air India as well as suspended the license of the pilot-in-command of the New York-Delhi flight in which a person allegedly urinated on a female co-passenger.

In the incident, which happened on November 26, 2022, the watchdog has also slapped a fine of Rs 3 lakh on Air India's Director of in-flight services for failing to discharge her duties, according to a statement on Friday.

The incident came to the notice of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) only on January 4 and the latest actions are for violations of various norms.