Follow coronavirus prevention rules or face action, DGCA tells airlines

Two Iranian carriers were earlier suspended; regulator’s ire directed at airlines that aren’t making self-declaration forms available

Directorate General of Civil Aviation has cautioned remote carriers of severe activity including conceivable suspension of calendar in the event that they neglect to hold fast to government guidelines on coronavirus counteraction. General screening of all showing up travelers was presented from last Thursday. Aircrafts have been approached to disperse self-presentation structures to travelers and make on board declarations right now.

“We have discovered that a few worldwide aircrafts are not holding fast to the standards. Inability to hold fast to rules will involve severe activity,” said Director General of Civil Aviation Arun Kumar. He didn’t unveil name of carriers. Air terminals have been entrusted to print the structures and give them in adequate amount to the aircrafts, Kumar included. “It has come to information that a few aircrafts are not guaranteeing accessibility of self-statement structures prompting long lines at appearance focuses. This has been seen intensely by this office,” delegate chief general Sunil Kumar said in a roundabout to all aircrafts.

Earlier, DGCA temporarily suspended two Iranian carriers, Iran Air and Mahan Air, from operating to India in view of the coronavirus outbreak. Around 200 Iranians stranded in India following route suspension have returned to their country on a relief flight and Indian Air Force has flown 58 Indians from Iran.

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Air India, subsidiaries to ban single-use plastic from Gandhi Jayanti

In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged people to shun single-use plastic and encouraged usage of jute and cloth bags to protect the environment

Air India on Thursday announced that the usage of single-use plastic on the flights of its subsidiaries — Air India Express and Alliance Air — will stop from October 2, on the day of Gandhi Jayanti.

In the second phase, the single-use plastic will be banned in all Air India flights, it said. In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged people to shun single-use plastic and encouraged usage of jute and cloth bags to protect the environment.

“Air India is going to ban single-use plastic from 2nd October. In first phase it will implement in all flights of Air India Express and Alliance Air flights. In 2nd phase, it will be implemented in Air India flights,” an Air India spokesperson said.

He said banana chips and sandwiches on Alliance Air India flights and Air India Express flights will be packed in butter paper pouches instead of plastic pouches from October 2. Cake slices uplifted in snack boxes will be replaced with muffins to avoid the present plastic wrapping, the spokesperson said. He said crew meal cutlery will be replaced with light weight steel cutlery and only sturdy paper cups would be used to serve tea and coffee.

For special meals that are ordered and paid for by passengers in advance, the crew of Alliance Air and Air India Express will only use “eco-friendly birch wood cutlery” from October 2, the spokesperson said.