In view of the Ahmedabad aircraft accident that killed 260 people, Air India saw a noticeable increase in the sick leaves mentioned by its pilots. According to the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Muralidhar Mohol, as 112 pilots including 112 pilots, called the sick a few days after the plane crash on June 12 on June 12.
Responding to a query in the Lok Sabha about the reporting of a possible mass sick holiday between Air India flight crew after the accident, Mohol said, “Air India reported a slight increase in sick leaves reported by pilots in all fleet after the AI-171 accident. To reduce the total 112 pilots (P1) and 61 at 16.06.2025.
On 12 June, Air India Flight AI 171, Boeing 787-8 N Root crashed into a building soon after flying from Ahmedabad. 260 people were killed in the accident, including 241 passengers on a ship and 19 persons on the ground. A passenger, seated in seat 11A, miraculously survived the accident.
In the light of the accident, the issue of mental health of the pilots has also come to mind. Mohol highlighted a spherical from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on February 2023, which called the airlines to identify flight staff and air traffic controller and provide special training to help managing mental health challenges.
“In addition, on mental health monitoring, organizations (Scheduled and non-educated operators, FTOs and AAIs) were also advised to conduct a colleague support program (PSP) for their employees. Organizations require the organizations to enable, facilitate and ensure that the flight crew/ATCOS will help.
In a separate written reply, Mohol confirmed that the Ministry of Civil Aviation currently has no specific policy to compensate for citizens on land that faces damage due to an aircraft accident.
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