The DGCA has fined Air India Rs 30 Lakh for the Shankar Mishra flight peeing incident along with fines on the AI In-Flight Operations Chief of Rs 3 Lakh as also de-rostered the pilot for 3 months.
In all this the disappointing thing is that nothing has been done for the poor lady who was the victim. Has she been given any compensation by AI? This is rather sad for someone who has had to suffer a disgusting experience and thereafter deal with it for no fault of hers and thus wasting her precious time.
Our systems for dealing with issues is completely wrong, we do not go to the crux of the issue but remain on the periphery and indulge in action to garner headlines.
Should our aviation authorities and AI not have considered this and compensated the victim? In fact the DGCA from the fine it receives from Air India should give a substantial amount to the victim.
