‘Why just Air India?’: SC rejects plea seeking safety audit after AI171 crash; asks why not other airways? | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected to listen to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that referred to as for a committee, headed by a retired Supreme Court choose, to independently study Air India’s safety and upkeep requirements.The petition, filed final month after crash sought a complete safety audit of Air India’s fleet by a global aviation safety company accredited by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

The Air India Flight 171 was crashed on June 12. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, flying from Ahmedabad to London, went down shortly after take-off, crashing right into a medical hostel advanced close to the airport. Out of 241 folks on board, just one passenger survived. This was the primary deadly crash involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.During the listening to, the Supreme Court questioned why the plea solely centered on Air India.“Why just Air India? Why not other airlines?” the bench requested, declining to confess the plea.The courtroom was essential of the petitioner for concentrating on just one airline, saying, “It was a very unfortunate incident. But just because a tragedy happened, should you target a single airline? Are there no safety issues with other airlines?”“Don’t give an impression that you are serving the cause of a rival private airline,” the bench added.The courtroom suggested the petitioner to boost safety issues with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) or the Union authorities first.“If you want to ensure safety, then approach the DGCA or Union govt and make all airlines, domestic and international, subject to scrutiny. If the authorities do not do anything, then only we will intervene,” the highest courtroom mentioned.