New Delhi:
Air India has issued a press release in response to Air India pilots' refusal to fly to Kabul:
Reports have appeared in a section of the media questioning the safety of Air India flight operations to Kabul. In order to allay misapprehensions caused by this media report, the following clarifications are issued:
1. The points raised by ICPA (Indian Commercial Pilots Association) in regard to operations to Kabul are not tenable due to the following reasons:
2. All procedures and safety requirements laid down by DGCA are being complied with for the said operations. As such Air India has been operating safely to Kabul for many years without any untoward incidents and safety violations. It is also true that many other airlines are also operating to Kabul safely with similar type of aircraft (Category-C) for many years.
3.The RTOW (maximum take off weight mathematical programme) programme for any given condition are made to meet the regulatory and safety standards for every flight, even in the eventuality of one engine failed condition operation.