Indian aviation regulator fines Air India over safety concerns

NEW DELHI, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- India's civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a hefty penalty of 11 million Indian rupees (around 132,340 U.S. dollars) on private airline Air India over safety-related issues.

The monetary fine was imposed for alleged safety violations on certain "long-range terrain critical routes" on which the airline flew its planes.