DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh penalty on IndiGo for 4 tail strike incidents; stock under pressure

31 Jul 2023 , 01:52 PM

IndiGo was fined Rs 30 lakh by India’s aviation regulator DGCA on Friday for four tail strike accidents in the first six months of 2023.

At around 1.31 PM, IndiGo is trading 0.65% lower at Rs 2,599.95 per piece, against the previous close of Rs 2,617 on NSE. The counter touched an intraday low of Rs 2,591.05.

DGCA levied a penalty of Rs 30 lakhs on IndiGo Airlines and also instructed the company to amend their documents and procedures in accordance with DGCA requirements and OEM guidelines, said the reports.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has requested airlines to carefully follow laws and to sensitize pilots and cabin crew in order to prevent occurrences of illegal access into the cockpit. The regulator also cautioned that any violation of the applicable regulation dealing with unauthorized cockpit entry would be rigorously enforced and could result in severe penalties.

In a statement, the DGCA ordered all scheduled airlines’ heads of operations to prevent any unauthorized entry in the cockpit through appropriate means.

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