<p>Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday ordered a safety audit of all scheduled airlines and airports after a cockpit mix-up on a Jet Airways flight left 30 <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/passengers-jet-airways-flight-693596.html">passengers bleeding from their ears and noses</a>.</p>.<p>The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) swung into action after Prabhu stepped in and began an inquiry into the Jet Airways incident.</p>.<p>The Ministry also said that the crew of the Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Jaipur on which the incident was reported was being de-rostered.</p>.<p>“In view of the incidents reported related to safety of the passengers, the Civil Aviation Minister has directed officials 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.</p>.<p>Prabhu has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to conduct the comprehensive safety audit and submit a report within next 30 days.</p>.<p>“Corrective action should be taken immediately on the deficiencies found out, if any, during the audit,” the minister has ordered.</p>.<p>According to the DGCA, shortly after takeoff from Mumbai, the flight crew forgot to select a switch to maintain cabin pressure and oxygen masks were deployed.</p>.<p>The plane returned to Mumbai, where 30 of its 166 passengers were treated for minor injuries, including headaches and bleeding from the nose or ears, the civil aviation regulator said.</p>.<p>The comprehensive audit comes in the wake of engine trouble experienced by Airbus A320neo aircraft run by Indigo and GoAir, the onboard instrumentation problem faced by Boeing 777-300 aircraft of Air India in New York and the grounding of Jet Airways pilot after a brawl onboard a flight from London to Mumbai in January.</p>
<p>Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday ordered a safety audit of all scheduled airlines and airports after a cockpit mix-up on a Jet Airways flight left 30 <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/passengers-jet-airways-flight-693596.html">passengers bleeding from their ears and noses</a>.</p>.<p>The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) swung into action after Prabhu stepped in and began an inquiry into the Jet Airways incident.</p>.<p>The Ministry also said that the crew of the Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Jaipur on which the incident was reported was being de-rostered.</p>.<p>“In view of the incidents reported related to safety of the passengers, the Civil Aviation Minister has directed officials 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.</p>.<p>Prabhu has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to conduct the comprehensive safety audit and submit a report within next 30 days.</p>.<p>“Corrective action should be taken immediately on the deficiencies found out, if any, during the audit,” the minister has ordered.</p>.<p>According to the DGCA, shortly after takeoff from Mumbai, the flight crew forgot to select a switch to maintain cabin pressure and oxygen masks were deployed.</p>.<p>The plane returned to Mumbai, where 30 of its 166 passengers were treated for minor injuries, including headaches and bleeding from the nose or ears, the civil aviation regulator said.</p>.<p>The comprehensive audit comes in the wake of engine trouble experienced by Airbus A320neo aircraft run by Indigo and GoAir, the onboard instrumentation problem faced by Boeing 777-300 aircraft of Air India in New York and the grounding of Jet Airways pilot after a brawl onboard a flight from London to Mumbai in January.</p>
