DGCA officials under scanner for misuse of travel facilities

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued aeronautical information circulars to some senior officials for allegedly misusing the facility of free travel in domestic airlines for safety checks and other official work.

According to media reports, the vigilance wing of DGCA has detected misuse of this facility where certain officials let private individuals to fly free using AICs.

The officials under the scanner for misusing AICs include suspended joint DG A K Sharan; senior air safety officials Bir Singh Rai and T S Gopinath.