New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has set up a
high-level internal committee to revisit the duty and rest period norms
for cabin crew and formulate fresh and comprehensive rules.
The move comes after aviation regulator DGCA received a number of complaints about airlines allegedly violating the flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms for cabin crew.
"Of late, DGCA has received a number complaints from cabin crew across airlines alleging that the management had been flouting their FDTL rules by forcing them to operate flights, even during the mandated rest period. The regulator has taken a serious note of these allegations and decided to re-look and revise these norms," sources said.
The FDTL for the cabin crew is different than those for the pilots as the former are required to work longer hours. Recently, national carrier Air India had terminated the services of a male cabin crew member and 17 air hostesses accusing them of delaying several international flights.
Read news in full 31/05/15 PTI/NDTV.com
The move comes after aviation regulator DGCA received a number of complaints about airlines allegedly violating the flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms for cabin crew.
"Of late, DGCA has received a number complaints from cabin crew across airlines alleging that the management had been flouting their FDTL rules by forcing them to operate flights, even during the mandated rest period. The regulator has taken a serious note of these allegations and decided to re-look and revise these norms," sources said.
The FDTL for the cabin crew is different than those for the pilots as the former are required to work longer hours. Recently, national carrier Air India had terminated the services of a male cabin crew member and 17 air hostesses accusing them of delaying several international flights.
Read news in full 31/05/15 PTI/NDTV.com
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