IndiGo airlines has handed over a passenger to security on arrival at Kolkata Airport for not wearing a face mask. The passenger did not comply despite repeated requests that were made by the IndiGo crew, as per a tweet by ANI.
IndiGo says it has handed over a passenger to security on arrival at Kolkata airport for not wearing face mask despite repeated requests made by the crew on board.— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2021
This incident comes days after a similar incident had occurred on March 17, when, four passengers were handed over to the security agencies for not wearing masks properly onboard Alliance Air’s Jammu-Delhi flight despite repeated warnings by the cabin crew.
Aviation regulator DGCA had on Saturday asked airlines to de-board passengers who do not wear their masks “properly" despite repeated warnings.
As per the powers given by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s regulations, Alliance Air can classify the aforementioned four passengers as “unruly" and ban them from its flights for any period between three to 24 months, the government officials mentioned. Alliance Air is a subsidiary of state-run Air India.
When asked about this matter, a spokesperson of Alliance Air noted, “The airline caters to passengers in all age group from very young to very old. Alliance Air briefs passengers at every touch point, makes regular in flight announcements." “However, on constant request, when the passengers did not adhere to the laid down guidelines and could have endangered other fellow passengers, we apprised the concerned authorities," the spokesperson added.
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Delhi High Court issued a suo moto notice to DGCA and all airlines after Justice C. Hari Shankar who was travelling from Delhi to Kolkata in a flight noticed that many passengers had worn the masks below their chin and were exhibiting a stubborn reluctance to wear their masks properly. Following this, DGCA issued the guidelines.
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