Rules to prevent agents’ duping
The government on Tuesday announced that the DGCA has issued regulations to prevent fictitious booking by airlines and travel agents. “Under relevant regulations, violations due to fictitious bookings and abusive ticketing practice is a punishable offence ... maximum penalty of six months imprisonment of Rs 2 lakh fine or both can
be imposed for violation of the regulations,” Civil aviation minister Praful Patel informed Parliament on Tuesday. The DGCA regulations were issued recently on July 31.
The government also informed Parliament that the Planning Commission had “deferred” its proposal to set up an “overarching National Transport Safety Board” which had been mooted by it.
“However, the (civil aviation) ministry is considering setting up a separate independent agency for investigation of accidents,” the government stated. The initially proposed NTSB was to be on the lines of the US NTSB.
The government also informed Parliament that 26 applications have been received by the civil aviation ministry from applicants for launch of scheduled airlines (that includes regional airlines and cargo airlines).
The government also stated that while there is no plan for Air India to acquire any A-380s, the government had granted “in-principle approval” to private carrier Kingfisher Airlines to import five A-380 aircraft. The A-380 aircraft is the largest commercial aircraft in the world.
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