Kritika Gaur After a dolly that got attached during ground handling operations hit and damaged a parked Gulf Air aircraft, AIASL was fined for the same.
Earlier this month, AIASL was fined after a dolly that got attached during ground handling operations hit and damaged a parked Gulf Air aircraft at the airport. Thus, the Mumbai Airport Operator, MIAL, has now penalised state-owned AIASL for the same.
MIAL imposes a ₹10 lakh fine on AI Airport Services Ltd (AIASL).
Terming it a major incident that caused reputational loss to the airport, Adani Group-owned MIAL has imposed a ₹10 lakh fine on AI Airport Services Ltd (AIASL), according to a communication accessed by PTI. The incident resulted in damage to the Gulf Air aircraft on April 10, when AIASL personnel were engaged in towing loaded containers mounted on dollies along the head-of-stand road in the vicinity of aircraft stands. In a letter to AIASL on April 15, MIAL stated, “… while the towing operation was in progress, one of the rear dollies became detached from the preceding dolly, moved in an uncontrolled manner and struck a parked aircraft belonging to Gulf Air at the airport. The impact resulted in damage to the said aircraft’s airframe, including damage in the forward area of the aircraft.”
The letter from MIAL states that that the incident has caused serious reputational damage to the airport.
MIAL said, “In addition to reputational harm, MIAL is also facing loss of revenue and commercial impact arising from the AOG condition of the Gulf Air aircraft. This includes disruption and deferment of aeronautical and allied airport revenues directly linked to aircraft operations. The grounding of the aircraft has also resulted in operational inefficiencies and constraints on airport infrastructure and capacity.” The airport operator, while imposing the fine of ₹10 lakh also said that it reserves the rights to recover from AIASL such amounts as it may reasonably determine, in due course, towards compensation for losses and damages suffered or incurred by it.
On the issue, there haven’t been any comments as yet from Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) and AIASL.
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