{"id":24404,"date":"2026-09-15T04:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T04:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24404"},"modified":"2026-09-15T04:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T04:53:46","slug":"serious-lapse-air-india-ceo-summoned-after-3-foreigners-skip-immigration-check-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24404","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Serious lapse\u2019: Air India CEO summoned after 3 foreigners &#8216;skip&#8217; immigration check | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134251402,imgsize-1274744,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/centre-summoned-air-india-ceo-after-3-foreigners-fly-out-without-immigration-clearance.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Serious lapse\u2019: Air India CEO summoned after 3 foreigners 'skip' immigration check\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Centre has summoned Air India CEO after three foreign nationals departed India without undergoing mandatory departure immigration clearance, news agency ANI reported, citing sources.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Sources told ANI that the ministry of civil aviation has sought an explanation from the airline after the incident, terming it a &#8220;serious security and immigration-related lapse.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>This comes after the civil aviation ministry issued a show-cause notice to the airline over alleged procedural lapses that allowed three Italian passengers to board a connecting flight from Delhi without completing immigration formalities earlier this month.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>What happened<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Three Italian nationals fly into Delhi from Amritsar on September 4 and then, within an hour, depart for Munich on a codeshare Lufthansa flight from Delhi airport without the mandatory immigration check.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>According to the ministry, the incident occurred during Air India&#8217;s hub-and-spoke operation and involved a violation of the prescribed Standard Operating Procedure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Amritsar airport is among the airports where Air India operates flights under its \u2018Hub-and-Spoke\u2019 model.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Under this arrangement, passengers complete immigration formalities at the airport of origin and can then travel to an overseas destination through a designated hub. At the hub airport, where the international flight departs, passengers are required only to undergo security checks before boarding.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>If a person is travelling from Amritsar via Delhi to a foreign destination, then Amritsar is the spoke and Delhi is the hub.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>In this case, the sources told PTI that the Italian nationals were issued boarding passes at Amritsar airport for Delhi as well as the Lufthansa flight to Munich.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Meanwhile, home secretary Govind Mohan is expected to chair a meeting to discuss the incident on Tuesday. Secretary and additional secretary at the civil aviation ministry, director of Intelligence Bureau, additional secretary (UT and Foreigners) at the home ministry, Bureau of Immigration (BoI) commissioner, and Delhi airport CEO will attend the meeting, they added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The aviation ministry is also expected to make a presentation on ways to plug the gaps at the meeting.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/serious-lapse-air-india-ceo-summoned-after-3-foreigners-skip-immigration-check\/articleshow\/134251365.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Centre has summoned Air India CEO after three foreign nationals departed India without undergoing mandatory departure immigration clearance, news agency ANI reported, citing sources.Sources told ANI that the ministry of civil aviation has sought an explanation from the 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