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IndiGo fined ₹1.20 crore over the incident of passengers having food on tarmac at Mumbai airport. | Latest News India

The regulator said the reply to the show cause notice was received today and was not found satisfactory as the response submitted by MIAL showed that they had failed to adhere to the safety requirements. 

IndiGo and Mumbai ariport has been penalised with a fine of Rs 1.20 crore and Rs 60 lakh respectively by DGCA after a video of passengers sitting on tarmac and having dinner on the runway went viral on social media , India News, Times Now

Aviation security watchdog BCAS has issued show cause notices to IndiGo and Mumbai airport operator MIAL over the incident of passengers having food on the airport tarmac on Sunday, according to official sources. Many passengers rushed out of an IndiGo aircraft at the Mumbai airport, sat on the

Hundreds of passengers, some old and ailing, others with babies and small children, were stuck at airports across the country with their flights delayed by up to 13 hours, diverted or simply cancelled

The government has demanded comprehensive responses from both Indigo and Mumbai Airport by the end of the day.

Many passengers rushed out of an IndiGo aircraft at the Mumbai airport, sat on the tarmac, and some were also seen having food there as soon as their diverted Goa-Delhi flight landed after a long delay on Sunday

The Centre today issued show-cause notices to IndiGo Airlines and the Mumbai Airport after a video of passengers eating on the tarmac at the airport went viral on social media.

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According to the notices, “both Indigo and MIAL were not proactive in anticipating the situation and making the appropriate facilitation arrangements for passengers at the airport”.