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Shinde’s chartered plane was given a lift to Kidney patient Sheetal Borde and her husband to Mumbai.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde went to attend the palanquin journey of Sant Muktai in Muktainagar, Jalgaon on Friday. While returning from here, the pilot refused to fly his plane at Jalgaon Airport.
Pilot said- His duty hours are over. In such a situation, he can fly. After listening to the pilot, the administrative officials present there came in a hurry. He tried to convince the pilot but he did not agree.
Ministers Girish Mahajan and Gulabrao Patil along with Shinde spoke to the airline company and explained the situation to the pilot. After about an hour, the pilot agreed to fly after the airline company explained.
Kidney patient Sheetal Borde and her husband sought help from the worker at the airport.
Shinde gave a lift to kidney patient, also arranged surgery
An hour later from the scheduled time, when Shinde was going for a flight, a woman named Sheetal Borde was roaming at the airport. She told Shinde’s workers that she is a kidney patient and is going to Mumbai for surgery. His flight is missed.
The activists informed Minister Girish Mahajan about this. When Mahajan informed Shinde about the incident, he seated the woman and her husband in his chartered plane without delay. During the journey, he interacted with the woman and inquired about her treatment.
After landing in Mumbai, Shinde immediately arranged an ambulance and provided surgery.
Why did pilot refer to ending duty time
- No pilot can fly more than 8-9 hours a day. This is the time when the pilot reports and remains on duty till the next rest. Pilot also in Jalgaon The duty time was over.
- Duty time can usually range from 8 to 13 hours, but depends on many things, these include day/night, flight number, flight length and factories such as crew members.
- After duty, the pilot is given a rest of 12 to 14 hours of rest. This time depends on how long the previous duty was and how many flights he flew. If the pilot has taken a long flight or has a night duty, the rest can be even longer.
- If the pilot wants to fly another after one flight, it cannot be seated back to the flight deck until it completes the prescribed rest time. For this, the airline has to call an alternative pilot or send an extra relief crew in the flight.
- This rule can be changed due to VVIP movement on special instructions from Air Force/Government or DGCA.
