Do not offer unserviceable seats for sale to flyers: DGCA warns airlines

NEW DELHI: Airways have been barred from promoting unserviceable seats to passengers. The Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday warned of taking strict motion in opposition to carriers if they’re nonetheless discovered doing so.
“…it has come to note of DGCA that some scheduled carriers are providing unserviceable seats on their scheduled worldwide/ home operations. This observe shouldn’t be solely inconvenient to travellers, but in addition a severe security concern,” DGCA chief Arun Kumar issued this directive to all Indian carriers.
“(As per guidelines) all supplies together with plane seat shall conform to authorised design specs. The set up of any half failing to fulfill the meant design necessities, degrades the necessities of airworthiness. In view of the above, it’s hereby suggested to make sure that airline shall not guide passengers past the serviceable seats assembly the authorised design specification accessible within the plane, launched for scheduled providers. Any non-compliance on this regard shall be seen severely,” Kumar’s warning added.
Prior to now few months, the regulator has been conducting shock inspections to examine plane cabin interiors.