THE US transportation regulator compulsory civil penalties
of $10,000 on Jet Airways after the Indian carrier decided to clear up a case linked
to its failure to provide correct details on a tarmac delay.
Jet Airways arrive at a approval settlement with the US
department of transportation, according to an order subject by the regulator
late last month.
The Indian carrier paid the fine as per the order, a Jet
spokesperson said in a statement in New Delhi.
The incident occurred in 2011 when a dozen airlines were required
to turn away due to bad weather to Bradley airport, which was not a usual
diversion airport for Jet Airways.
The statement said Jet was “unable to disembark its (217)
guests at Bradley Airport when the aircraft was on ground due to unforeseen situation
and the aircraft returned to New York after refuelling and gaining essential permission”.
The department of transportation order issued on October 22
said, “In order to keep away from litigation, Jet Airways has decided to settle
this matter with Enforcement Office and go into this consent order directing
Jet Airways to cease and stop from future similar violations.” Jet was directed
to pay a “compromise civil penalty“, with the US regulator saying it believed
“this assessment is suitable and serves public interest”.
The issue related to Jet’s failure to give correct details on the tarmac delay on October 29,
2011. Due to bad weather on that day, Jet Airways flight 9W 228, going from
Brussels Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, was diverted to
Bradley. Since Bradley was not a regular diversion airport for Jet, the carrier
did not have a coordinated contingency plan with the airport.
Later an examination found that after being diverted to
Bradley, 217 passengers were delayed on the tarmac for five hours and 14
minutes but Jet Airways reported a tarmac delay of four hours and 40 minutes.
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