Hijack drama: DGCA asks for recordings of black box

October 19, 2012 21:01

Aviation regulator DGCA today asked for recordings of the black box of the Air India Express plane after a high drama unfolded at Thiruvananthapuram when some agitated passengers entered the cockpit, leading itspilot to press the hijack alarm.

The DGCA has asked the pilots to appear before it to provide their version of the incident and directed the airline to submit the Cockpit Voice Recorder or the black box for an inquest, official sources said.

The regulator also asked Air India Express to take action as per the Aircraft Act against the passengers who entered the cockpit. Following this, six passengers were detained at Kochi airport on charges of endangering aircraft safety when theBoeing-737 landed there, but let off later.

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