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

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) 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.

Mumbai: An Air India aircraft parked at the airport in Mumbai, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)(PTI01_06_2023_000158B)

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.