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Air India CEO summoned after Delhi airport immigration lapse involving three transit passengers
India’s Civil Aviation Ministry summoned Air India’s CEO after three Italian passengers allegedly bypassed Delhi departure immigration while transferring from an Amritsar flight to Lufthansa’s Munich service, exposing a ground-handling and hub-transfer SOP lapse.
- Foreign nationals who allegedly bypassed immigration
- 3 foreign nationals
Who and when
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- two daily flights
Other figures
- 3 foreign nationals
- September 12
- 0050 hours
- 0145 hours
The counter-case
The case against this reading — not reported by the source.
A single alleged transfer-processing failure, while serious, may not establish a broad breakdown in Air India leadership or airport operations. Responsibility could sit with Delhi airport immigration controls, contracted ground handlers, airline-to-airline transfer coordination, or passenger-specific documentation anomalies rather than Air India’s core SOPs. A ministry summons is a fact-finding and accountability step, not evidence that systemic compliance failures have been confirmed.
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