Dear Asif, This will indeed be of use to many of us. Can you send me a copy too. Thanks Arvind
On 6/17/11, Mohammed Asif Iqbal <asifmaiq...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Kanchan, > Pls find the attachment enclosed. > Asif > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in > [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Kanchan Pamnani > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 11:11 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] Letter to CEO of all airlines by DGCA > > Good work Asif. I am so glad that you have been able to stand up for your > rights and not grumbled on the group only. Now it is for all of us to carry > the CAR and this letter every time we fly. > We have to be vigilant because now each of the airlines has to formulate its > > own policy. We must be careful that nothing discriminatory slips in. > Would be grateful if you could send me the PDF letter. > Thanks Kanchan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mohammed Asif Iqbal" <asifmaiq...@hotmail.com> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 7:01 PM > Subject: [AI] Letter to CEO of all airlines by DGCA > > >> Hi all, >> >> As promised I am copying the content of the circular issued by DGCA to all >> airlines. I am going to forward original PDF document to George and >> request >> him to publishe it on eyeway web site. >> >> In case you need this circular ; please feel free to reach out to me and I >> would be happy to Email it to you. >> >> Thanks and regards >> >> Asif >> >> letter1 on carriage of persons.pdf >> >> 2 >> >> No.: 21-1/2010-AED >> >> Date: 13th Jun 2011 >> >> To >> >> The CEOs of all Scheduled Domestic Airlines >> >> Subject: Carriage of incapacitated passengers. >> >> Sir, >> >> DGCA has issued Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) Section 3, Series M, Part > >> I >> on >> >> Carriage by Air of Persons with Disability and/or Persons with Reduced >> Mobility. In >> >> accordance with the provisions of the above mentioned CAR, no airline >> shall >> refuse to >> >> carry persons with disability or persons with reduced mobility. Airlines >> are >> also required to >> >> formulate a detailed procedure for carriage of disabled persons or persons >> with reduced >> >> mobility and publish the same on their website. >> >> It has been observed that information available on the website of >> scheduled >> >> domestic airlines in this regard is very sketchy and incomplete. Further, >> reports have been >> >> received in this office that one of the scheduled domestic airlines has >> denied boarding to >> >> the blind passenger. It may be stated that blind passengers fall in the >> category of >> >> incapacitated passengers who do not require any medical clearance or >> special >> forms and >> >> only require special assistance at the airport or in >> embarking/disembarking. >> >> >> In view of the above, all the airlines are directed to formulate a >> detailed >> policy for >> >> carriage of disabled persons or persons with reduced mobility including >> blind and publish the >> >> same on their respective website. All the airlines are also directed to >> make >> the same available >> >> at different airports and also sensitize their employees in this regard. >> >> Non-compliance of the above instructions will be viewed very seriously. >> >> Yours faithfully, >> >> 264 >> >> (Lalit Gupta) >> >> Deputy Director General >> >> For Director General of Civil Aviation >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
