Mid-air wedding party: DGCA grounds chartered flight's crew


New Delhi, May 24 (IANS): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Monday de-rostered the crew of a SpiceJet chartered flight that was used for a wedding party.

The post-wedding joy ride by a marriage party onboard a SpiceJet aircraft, which took off from the Madurai International Airport on Sunday, has put the private airline in a spot with videos of the celebrations going viral on social media.

According to SpiceJet, a travel agent in Madurai had chartered one of its Boeing 737 on Sunday for a group of passengers for a post-wedding joy ride.

The videos and images that have gone viral on social media clearly show violation of Covid-19 safety norms, with a large number of people standing extremely close to each other.

According to a senior DGCA official, the move has been taken pending investigation into the matter.

"The client was clearly briefed on Covid guidelines to be followed and denied permission for any activity to be performed on board. The approval for this flight was taken as a joy ride for the wedding group.

"The agent and the guest passengers were briefed in detail, both in writing as well as verbally, on social distancing and safety norms to be followed as per Covid guidelines, both at the airport and onboard the aircraft throughout the journey," a SpiceJet spokesperson said.

According to the spokesperson, the group was repeatedly advised to follow the protocols laid down by DGCA, including restrictions on photography and videography.

"Despite repeated requests and reminders, the passengers did not follow Covid guidelines and the airline is taking appropriate action as per rules," the spokesperson said.

 

  

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  • Angela, Mangalore

    Tue, May 25 2021

    "Permission granted for Joy-ride", "De-briefed on Covid Guidelines" - Is this some sought of a Joke??? Who the hell gives permission for Joy ride during a pandemic????? The idiot who gave the permission should be punished along with the agent, passengers & crew. All of them should be made to serve Covid patients for a month in Hospitals. How Jolly would that be for a "Joy-ride"

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  • Chandu, Karla

    Tue, May 25 2021

    This is the tragedy of our nation and arrogance of the people those who have the money earned from the loot. When millions are suffering here these people want to show of their wealth. They look well educated and filthy rich but their education has no value. All of them needs to be booked for violating the Covid 19 pandemic protocols and prosecuted with hefty fines. How come the airline staff allowed them to board the plane without masks.....????

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, May 24 2021

    I was planning to go on a Cruise to celebrate my Wedding Anniversary ...

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  • Maria Dsouza, Mangalore

    Mon, May 24 2021

    These people seems to be clearly heartless. People are dying everywhere due to d Pandemic and they are celebrating mid air. Haha..what a pathetic mentality of people. Looks like rich, influential people. Whoever they may be, this is totally unacceptable. Agents are making money by organizing such things. People, please be empathetic about others 😡😡

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  • Rahul, Mangalore

    Mon, May 24 2021

    This is the agony of my country. People who having black money want spend anyways. They are afraid maybe they will die without enjoying their life from looted money. Middle class & poor is struggling for basic needs. Politicans giving online lectures same like intellectuals.

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