Suresh Prabhu orders safety audit of all airlines, airports; probe follows injury to passengers aboard Jet Airways flight
The development also comes on a day when several passengers on a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Jaipur suffered nose and ear bleeding after the crew "forgot" to turn on a switch that controls cabin air pressure.
File image of Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu. AFP[/caption]Prabhu has directed officials concerned to prepare a comprehensive safety audit plan, which involves assessment of safety parameters of all scheduled airlines, aerodromes, flying training schools and MROs immediately, an official statement said.Further, he has directed that "safety audit should be commenced forthwith and a report to this effect should be submitted for his perusal within 30 days".On the Jet Airways incident, the minister has ordered an enquiry into it.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is conducting an enquiry into the incident, the statement said.In recent times, there have also been incidents of mid-air engine failures.
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