"Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has placed 166 passengers in the 'No fly list' from 2021 till date, wherein the unruly passenger is banned from taking flights to/from within India for a specific period," Singh said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
A total of 206 cases of technical snags out of a total of 338 cases were reported by Indigo Airlines, which informed the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Monday.
"India will generate a huge number of jobs and have a large component ecosystem and one day become a great electronics manufacturing hub. It is now a new India that is working for its industry, consumers and citizens. The electronics industry truly welcomes this move."
On Thursday, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification, restricting the import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, and ultra-small form factor computers and servers (IT devices). Their imports would now be allowed against a valid licence.
Bangladesh reported four more death due to dengue in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, taking the total tally to 251 this year, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the license of IndiGo pilot and co-pilot for having made a tail strike while landing at Ahmedabad Airport last month. Their licenses were suspended for 3 months and 1 month, respectively.
After putting it under enhanced surveillance as a precautionary measure about a fortnight ago, the civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken off SpiceJet from such a regime.
In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said the DGCA has received applications from lessors for the deregistration of a total number of 54 aircraft leased to Go First.
The dengue outbreak had taken the worst toll on Bangladesh, as 109 deaths were recorded and 20,465 positive cases in the past 21 days, making July the worst month.