DGCA mandates 2 pilots on helicopters flying to Char Dham after crash kills 6 in Uttarakhand

After six people died in a helicopter crash in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed operators conducting Char Dham helicopter charter services to fly with two pilots from November 2. DGCA directed them to obtain prior destination and en route clearances for every flight sector. Operators have threatened to suspend services after the new directive.