https://ift.tt/QwgOtCf compromise safety': DGCA directs airlines to take strict action against unruly passenger

Unruly passenger can “compromise safety of aircraft operations” and in the recent past airlines have failed to “take appropriate action” in some such cases. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Vikram Dev Dutt issued an advisory for airlines, pilots and cabin crew, reminding them of what has to be done cases like people smoking in aircraft, altercation between passengers, inebriated people misbehaving and “inappropriate touching or sexual harassment” by passengers on board aircraft during flight.