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Faulty handling of passenger by IndiGo ground staff, says DGCA probe

Tighter norms likely for carriage of persons with disability

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A DGCA team went to Ranchi Airport to check the CCTV footage, interacted with the affected family and passengers of the same flight as part of its investigation.

Arindam Majumder New Delhi
Ground staff of IndiGo inappropriately handled a teenager with special needs at Ranchi airport, according to a preliminary investigation by aviation regulator DGCA. The probe was ordered after the airline had refused to board him earlier this month.   

A show cause notice will be served, asking the airline why suitable enforcement action should not be taken against it. The airline will have to respond to the notice by May 26.

Depending on that, the regulator may impose a monetary penalty on the airline. After the amendment of the Aircraft Act, 1934, the regulator can now impose financial penalties for