The best part about travelling is definitely capturing photos and videos to cherish the memories. And most of us want to start creating memories from the flight itself. And now there’s good news for all you. You can get your travel Instagram game up as flights now permit recording videos and clicking photos in-flight. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced on September 13 that videography and photography will be allowed in-flight. However, it bans recording equipment which compromises air safety, creates chaos and violates norms. The government also announced that people must not pay higher fares for Vande Bharat flights. Read on to know more details.
Commercial Flights Permit Videography and Photography In-Flight
The DGCA informed on September 13 that commercial flights will permit passengers to do photography and videography inside the flight. But it also clarified that there’s a prohibition on recording equipment which violates norms, creates chaos and compromises air safety.
— DGCA (@DGCAIndia) September 13, 2020
The announcement states “It is clarified that a bonafide passenger travelling in an aircraft engaged in scheduled air transport services may do still and video photography from inside such an aircraft while in flight, take off and landing… however, this permission does not include use of recording equipment which imperils or compromises air safety; violates prevalent norms; creates chaos or disruption during operation of flight or expressly prohibited by crew,” the clarification said.
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DGCA Bans Recording Equipment Violating Air Safety Protocols In-Flight
This clarification comes a day after DGCA issued an order for commercial flights informing the violations of in-flight norms including photography. It stated that this will invite suspension of that scheduled route for two weeks. This suspension shall stay in place until the airlines take action against people violating these norms. The DGCA statement further added “In case of any violation of Rule 13 of Aircraft Rules 1937 on any passenger aircraft, the schedule of flight for that particular route shall be suspended for two weeks from the next day.” The DGCA cited rule deals with the conditions of videography and photography on board commercial passenger flights.
This Order Comes After Media Persons Created A Ruckus Inside IndiGo Flight To Film Kangana Ranaut In-Flight
The aviation regulator added that in spite of these rules, airlines often fail to follow them mainly due to lack of diligence on their part. The statement read that deviations result in compromise to maintain the highest standard of safety. And that was the reason to ban recording equipment in-flight.
This order came after an incident where media persons filmed Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut travelling from Chandigarh to Mumbai inside an IndiGo flight. A video went viral showing the ruckus made inside the flight by media personnel. The DGCA directed IndiGo to take “appropriate action” after the aviation regulator found violations of safety and social distancing protocols by the media on IndiGo’s Chandigarh-Mumbai flight. Meanwhile, you now know that you can unhesitatingly fill your Instagram feed with photos and videos in-flight. Amid the pandemic check out the story of a woman who flew from the USA to the UK.
