DGCA issues draft duty and rest period norms for cabin crew

Aviation safety regulator DGCA has issued draft duty and rest period norms for the cabin crew.

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As per the draft rules, for a maximum flight duty period of 11 hours, as many as six landings have been allowed, while for 11.30 hours, the maximum limit for landings has been kept at five. Similarly, for 12 hours and 12.30 hours flight duty period, the number of landings allowed stands at four and three landings, respectively.

The maximum flight time for this would be 8 hours, as per the proposed norms. Similarly, for a total of 9 hours of fly-