{"id":21142,"date":"2022-06-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21142"},"modified":"2022-06-04T00:53:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T19:23:12","slug":"flyers-with-disabilities-dgca-issues-draft-rules-for-airlines-seeks-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/04\/flyers-with-disabilities-dgca-issues-draft-rules-for-airlines-seeks-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Flyers with disabilities: DGCA issues draft rules for airlines, seeks comments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">According to the draught guidelines provided by the DGCA on Friday, if an <strong>airline believes a specially abled passenger&#8217;s health <\/strong>is likely to deteriorate during a flight, it must contact a doctor at the airport and make a<strong> &#8220;appropriate call&#8221; <\/strong>on whether the flyer should be refused boarding or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">The plan to publish new regulations comes only six days after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation <strong>(DGCA) announced that IndiGo airline had been fined Rs 5 lakh for refusing to board <\/strong>a specially abled youngster at Ranchi airport on May 7. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1446109858-9718-2.jpg\" alt=\" if an airline believes a specially abled passenger's health is likely to deteriorate during a flight, it must contact a doctor at the airport and make a &quot;appropriate call&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1446109858-9718-2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1446109858-9718-2-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1446109858-9718-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy &#8211; indigo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">\"However, if an airline believes that a passenger's health may deteriorate while in flight, the passenger must be assessed by a <strong>doctor who will categorically identify the passenger's medical status <\/strong>and whether or not the passenger is able to fly. \n\nThe airline must make the <strong>proper decision after receiving the medical advice<\/strong> \"it was mentioned <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The public has until July 2 to provide comments on the proposed rules, after which the regulator will release the final rules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aviation_1635439296667_1635439303946.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aviation_1635439296667_1635439303946.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aviation_1635439296667_1635439303946-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy &#8211; abc news <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>On May 9, <strong>IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta expressed sorry <\/strong>for the event and promised to buy the special needs child an electric wheelchair. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Dutta, the airline employees made the best option they could under the circumstances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Informed with us! 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