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<div class="markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has flagged multiple safety violations by Turkish Airlines following surprise inspections conducted between May 29 and June 2 at four major Indian airports &mdash; Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru.</span></div>
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<p data-start="362" data-end="702"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">As a result, the DGCA has instructed Turkish Airlines to fully comply with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices, as well as Indian civil aviation regulations. The regulator also announced that follow-up inspections would be conducted to ensure ongoing compliance and called on the airline to address the identified lapses without delay.</span></p>
<p data-start="704" data-end="897"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">One of the key violations was the carriage of dangerous goods, including explosives, without mandatory DGCA permission. Several required documents were found to be either missing or incomplete.</span></p>
<p data-start="899" data-end="1134"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&ldquo;The cargo contained Dangerous Goods for which permission is required from DGCA for carriage to/from India. These permissions and declarations were either not attached or not properly documented,&rdquo; stated the Ministry of Civil Aviation.</span></p>
<p data-start="1136" data-end="1536"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">At Bengaluru airport, the marshaller assigned to manage ground operations lacked proper authorization and did not possess a valid competency card. Additionally, during an aircraft&rsquo;s arrival, the Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) was absent, and a technician carried out arrival procedures instead. Airworks, the authorized engineering service provider for Turkish Airlines, was cited in this lapse.</span></p>
<p data-start="1538" data-end="1967"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The DGCA also highlighted that no Service Level Agreement (SLA) existed between Turkish Airlines and its Ground Handling Agent (GHA). Ground support equipment &mdash; including ladders, step ladders, trolleys, and Ground Power Units (GPUs) &mdash; was found to be inadequately monitored and accounted for at Hyderabad and Bengaluru, where Globe Ground India was providing services without a formal handover from the previous handler, Celebi.</span></p>
<p data-start="1969" data-end="2260" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The DGCA reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining stringent safety standards for all foreign carriers operating within Indian airspace. Turkish Airlines has been directed to rectify all issues immediately and ensure complete compliance, with further inspections scheduled to verify progress.&nbsp;<br><br>Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by the Benefit News editorial team and is published directly from the IANS news feed.&nbsp;<br></span></p>
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DGCA Flags Turkish Airlines for Safety Violations

Surprise checks at 4 airports reveal lapses in cargo, ground handling, and regulatory compliance

DGCA Flags Turkish Airlines for Safety Violations

Surprise checks at 4 airports reveal lapses in cargo, ground handling, and regulatory compliance

June 5, 2025 | 10:05 IST