Union Minister Jayant Sinha brought to light one of the major safety hazards in the Indian Aviation Industry today, at the Rajya Sabha.
He revealed that national carrier Air India recorded the maximum cases of safety violations in the last three years followed by Jet Airways and Spice Jet.
Air India, along with its subsidiaries Air India Express and Alliance Air, registered 185 cases of violations where punitive measures were taken against the crew in 2014, 2015 and 2016
These measures included warning to personnel, derostering, corrective training and suspension of licences, he said in response to a question.
During the same period, 154 penalties were imposed on the crew of Jet Airways while SpiceJet saw such 142 cases
Market leader IndiGo recorded just three cases during this period.