Are operations of Indian airlines safe enough?

A Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) check on the safety procedures followed by the country’s leading aviation companies has revealed glaring lapses, a report in the Economic Times today claims quoting persons privy to the development. According to the report, the aviation regulator found serious violations such as fuel leaking into fuselage and panels of emergency doors missing for aircraft operated by some of the scheduled airlines. The violation of safety regulations was even worse in case of charter flights: some companies were found operating flights without safety equipments such as life jackets or breathing equipments. The report comes on the heels of a spate of recent incidents in which serious questions were raised over whether Indian airlines – many of which of have been bleeding for years – follow recommended safety standards.

Recently, the DGCA ordered an enquiry into an incident involving a Jet Airways Mumbai-Brussels flight that suddenly lost aptitude of about 5,000 feet mid-flight. Worse, the carrier did not even report the incident and the regulator came to know of it via an anonymous tipoff.
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