Aviation regulator DGC has directed airlines to de-board any passenger before departure if they refuse to wear face mask inside an aircraft even after being warned.
If any passenger refuses to wear mask or follow COVID-19 protocol in a flight mid-air, the airline may bar them from flying for a certain period of time by classifying them as “unruly passenger”, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a circular.
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Besides, airport operators must take help of the local police and security agencies and levy fines on people not wearing face masks in terminals, it noted.
The circular followed a Delhi High Court order of June 3 which said the “DGCA should issue separate binding directions to all staff persons deployed at the airports and in the aircraft, including flight attendants, air hostesses, captains/pilots and others, to take strict action against passengers and others who violate the masking and hygiene norms”.