Jet Airways, in its media statement, said the ''crew carried out the evacuation in accordance with standard operating procedures''.
''Preliminary fact-finding by the DGCA has indicated serious procedural lapses in dealing with the emergency and evacuation situation as per existing procedures laid down in aircraft rules,''
Oh dear, oh very dear. Apparently, Jet Airways Chief Operating Officer, Hamid Ali, is in denial yet again. Not content with his catastrophic failings in the "management" of the A320 fleet at Gulf Air (GF072), he again condones excuses for ineffective and sub-standard training leading to "serious procedural lapses" at his new airline.
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"Captain Hamid Ali, has previously rejected reports that pilot error was behind the crash".
Any investigation by the DGCA should start with Mr. Ali and the fact of his prior association with hull loss.