One step ahead and one step backwards.
The cap on the number is bad because there are many visually impaired who
travel in a group- cricket teams, music groups etc.
Also the information if it has to be given atleast 48 hours in advance is
going to be a big nuisance. I have to go to Delhi so often without 48 hours
notice. So far I have never had any trouble but now..... Here starts one
more fight.
Kanchan Pamnani
Advocate & Solicitor
9, Suleman Chambers,
Battery Street, Colaba,
Mumbai - 400 039.
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Subject: [AI] DGCA to ask airlines to allow guide dogs in air
DGCA to ask airlines to allow guide dogs in air - The Times of India
DGCA to ask airlines to allow guide dogs in air
Saurabh Sinha,
TNN | Jun 20, 2013, 03.43 AM IST
DGCA to ask airlines to allow guide dogs in air
DGCA plans to make it mandatory for airlines to have provisions on their
websites so passengers with disability can select the required facilities
at the
time of booking itself.
NEW DELHI: The government is going to make it mandatory for
airlines
to allow visually impaired people to board aircraft with their guide
dogs.While the
directorate general of civil aviation
(DGCA) had allowed this facility some years back, airlines continue to
flout it with impunity. Now the regulator is coming out with new rules for
both
airlines and airport operators. The regulator will also make it imperative
for carriers to have emergency procedure brochures in braille script as
backup."Airlines
shall develop procedures for carriage of guide dogs, if required in
cabin.... Passengers carrying guide dogs shall be required to produce a
written proof
to the airlines that their guide dog has been trained from appropriate
institution, vaccinated and medicated," the proposed new civil aviation
requirement
says. Passengers with disability will also have to inform the airline of
special needs at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure time."No
airline
shall refuse to carry persons with disability or reduced mobility and
their assistive aids/devices, escorts and guide dogs including their
presence in
the cabin provided (the airline is informed in advance) at time of
booking," the proposal says.
DGCA
plans to make it mandatory for airlines to have provisions on their
websites so passengers with disability can select the required facilities
at the time
of booking itself. The regulator may also cap the number of persons with
special needs on a single flight corresponding to the number of cabin
crew.
Source:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/DGCA-to-ask-airlines-to-allow-guide-dogs-in-air/articleshow/20673416.cms
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