DGCA raps Air India for not reporting two more incident

Subject: Polity

Context:

Air India did not report a second peeing incident to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) when a male passenger urinated on a vacant seat and the blanket of a female co-passenger on a Paris-Delhi flight.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

Directorate General of Civil Aviation is an attached office of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is the regulatory body in the field of Civil Aviation primarily dealing with safety issues.
It is responsible for regulation of air transport services to/from/within India and for enforcement of civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards.
It investigates aviation accidents and incidents, maintains all regulations related to aviation and is responsible for issuance of licenses.
It also co-ordinates all regulatory functions with International Civil Aviation Organisation.