The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issues notice to Air India for taking no action against an “unruly” passenger

On Nov 26, a Mumbai-based bizman allegedly unzipped and urinated on an elderly woman in the business class of an Air India flight from New York to Delhi.

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Shockingly, when the flight landed, he was allowed to leave without any repercussions.

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Air India didn't complain to the police until this week, only after the woman's letter to the group chairman of Air India, N Chandrasekaran, surfaced.

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In 2017, the government had issued new rules barring unruly passengers from flying for a minimum of three months to more than two years

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Air India has told the regulator that its staff didn't pursue any action against the businessman as the "aggrieved lady had rescinded her initial request for action" after the two "appeared to have sorted out the issue

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