Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:47pm on 14 Sep 2026,Monday India Global
Three Italian nationals flew from Delhi to Munich without undergoing immigration at Delhi airport on September 4, prompting the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) to issue a show cause notice to Air India. The passengers had flown from Amritsar to Delhi on an Air India domestic service before boarding a Lufthansa flight to Munich. They were not eligible for Air India’s “Easy Connect” hub-and-spoke arrangement, which allows eligible passengers to complete immigration at their origin airport. Their boarding passes carried the D designator, requiring them to exit arrivals and undergo immigration at Delhi. MoCA issued the notice on September 12, seeking explanations over the incident, ground handling and passenger-data reconciliation. Air India has not responded. (PC: Zee Business)
