{"id":20110,"date":"2022-04-26T02:31:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T21:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=20110"},"modified":"2022-04-26T02:31:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T21:01:11","slug":"dgca-asks-air-india-to-repair-aircraft-after-passenger-complains-of-shabby-interiors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/26\/dgca-asks-air-india-to-repair-aircraft-after-passenger-complains-of-shabby-interiors\/","title":{"rendered":"DGCA asks Air India to repair aircraft after passenger complains of shabby interiors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">After a customer complained on social media on Monday about the plane&#8217;s poor furnishings, including a <strong>damaged armrest<\/strong>, the aviation regulator DGCA has instructed Tata Group-owned Air India to fix the aircraft, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Last Wednesday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded a <strong>SpiceJet plane after a passenger complained of unclean seats and defective interior panels<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/12dd-1645556932.jpg\" alt=\"DGCA grounded a SpiceJet plane after a passenger complained of unclean seats and defective interior panels. \" class=\"wp-image-20111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/12dd-1645556932.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/12dd-1645556932-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Credits to abplive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After all of the suggested modifications were completed, the SpiceJet plane flew to the skies a day later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to them, the jet would arrive in Kolkata on Monday night and the repairs will be completed at that time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Air India has lost preferred access to bilateral rights that are required to conduct flights to another country, according to a DGCA circular released on April 19. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15indian-aviation-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15indian-aviation-1.jpg 670w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15indian-aviation-1-600x486.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15indian-aviation-1-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because it was the government-owned national carrier, <strong>Air India enjoyed preferred access to bilateral<\/strong> rights given under air services agreements negotiated 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