Air India didn't report second peeing incident to DGCA; notice issued

This happened on Dec 6 when a male passenger urinated on a vacant seat and blanket of a female co-passenger

Air India did not report a second peeing incident to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) when a male passenger urinated on a vacant seat and the blanket of a female co-passenger on a Paris-Delhi flight on December 6, 2022.

After the incident came to light, the regulator asked for a report on January 5.

This is in violation of the DGCA rules, under which an airline has to inform the regulator about any incident of passenger misconduct within 12 hours of the aircraft’s landing.

The regulator has issued a show cause notice to Air India’s accountable manager. Air