Air India has received four show cause notices from the DGCA over violations related to crew rest, duty norms, training, and operational procedures. The notices stem from the airline’s voluntary disclosures following the June 12 Ahmedabad crash. Air India has acknowledged the notices and pledged to respond within the stipulated timeframe.
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Problems for Air India do not seem to be easing at the moment. Since the tragic Ahmedabad plane crash, which happened on 12 June. Air India has been under the radar of the Director General of Civil Aviation.
On Thursday, aviation regulator DGCA issued another four show cause notices to Air India for various violations related to cabin crew rest and duty norms, cabin crew training rules, and operational procedures. The notice from the DGCA comes a month after the airline made certain voluntary disclosures to the aviation regulator, as reported by the news agency PTI.
According to PTI, the show cause notices were issued on July 23 on the basis of voluntary disclosures made by the airline to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on June 20 and 21.
An Air India spokesperson, while issuing a statement, asserted that "We acknowledge receipt of these notices from the regulator related to certain voluntary disclosures that were made over the last year by Air India. We will respond to the said notices within the stipulated period. We remain committed to the safety of our crew and passengers," as cited by news agency PTI.
PTI has also reported that three show cause notices have been issued based on the voluntary disclosures made by Air India on June 20, including violations of cabin crew duty and rest regulations with respect to at least four ultra-long-haul flights—two operated on April 27 and one each on April 28 and May 2.
Furthermore, there were also violations in crew training and operational procedures in relation to at least four flights, including those operated on July 26, 2024, October 9, 2024, and April 22, 2025.
The statement also highlighted that “one of the DGCA show cause notices pertains to violations of flight duty period/weekly rest violations with respect to flights operated on June 24, 2024, and June 13, 2025,” as cited by news agency PTI.
Another show cause notice, based on the airline's voluntary disclosures made on June 21, is about three instances of violations in cabin crew training and operational procedures.
These violations happened on some of the flights operated on April 10-11, February 16-May 19, and December 1, 2024, the sources said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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