‘To carry explosives without any announcement’: DGCA has warned Turkish Airlines to follow the rules after amazing investigation of its flights
New Delhi: India has warned Turkish Airlines to follow all the rules after surprising inspection of its aircraft at four airports in the last one week, detection of laps including alleged car of explosives without making the same disclosure on a flight. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) organized a “security oversight and ramp (sofa/ramp)” in Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru by 29 May, 2025 in Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bengaluru.The major laps found during this surprise include “monitoring of foreign (Turkish) aircraft”: “Cargo included dangerous items, which requires more permission from DGCA to explosive vehicle/India. According to the statement of the Ministry of Aviation, it was not found to be engaged in the dangerous goods declaration, nor was it mentioned.Other findings include: “In Bangalore, martial handling ground operations lacked a valid card for proper authority and martning works. During the arrival of the aircraft, the aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) was unavailable, and instead the process of arrival by a technician was done instead.The check revealed that there was no “service level agreement between Turkish Airlines and its ground handling agent (GHA). There was a lack of proper accountability and monitoring in Hyderabad and Bangalore in devices such as ladders, steps ladders, trolleys and ground power units (GPU), where Globe Ground India was provided with proper accountability and monitoring.“DGCA emphasizes its unwavering commitment to ensure safety and regulatory compliance of all foreign operators within the Indian airspace. Turkish airlines have been directed to immediately address these findings and to ensure complete compliance with DGCA regulations along with standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)., Senior officials say the checks were done on Turkish Airlines airlines run by the airline, not two Boeing 777s wet (hired with the crew) by IndiGo. Türkiye and IndiGo operate a daily passenger flight between each Delhi and Istanbul and Mumbai and Istanbul. After Turkish support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and Turkish drone firing by Pakistan, New Delhi is reviewing its relations with Istanbul. Turkish Ground Handler Celebi’s security approval was withdrawn last month and had to air activities from nine Indian airports. DGCA then asked IndiGo to wrap his wet lease of two Boeing 777 from Türkiye by 31 August 2025, by giving “the last and final three months extension”.After receiving an undertaking from the “this final expansion” (IndiGo), it was given that they would eliminate moist lease with Turkish airlines within this expansion period, and do not want any more expansion for these functions. ,
