DGCA urges airlines to follow rules; prevent unauthorised entry to cockpit
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New Delhi: The aviation regulator DGCA urged airlines on Friday to rigorously abide by the law and to educate pilots and cabin personnel about how to avoid incidences of persons entering the cockpit without permission.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) decision was made in response to recent events in which unauthorised individuals were admitted to the cockpit during scheduled flights.
In an advisory, DGCA has asked the heads of operations of all scheduled airlines to "prevent any unauthorised entry in the cockpit through appropriate means".
Any non-compliance with the applicable regulation, dealing with unauthorised cockpit entry, shall be dealt with strictly and may also invite stringent enforcement action, it said.
With PTI inputs