Saudi Arabian Airlines
has launched an investigation into alleged fraudulent practices by some
employees who are responsible for reserving seats and then leaving them
vacant to accommodate other passengers without any prior reservations.
Sources
in the airline said Saudia chief Khaled Al-Molhem has directed
formation of a fact-finding committee on the seating capacity issue of a
number of local and international flights.
“It was found that a
number of seats where left vacant during some local and international
flights at the peak of the annual aircraft movement,” said the source.
The
committee will hold accountable all those involved in the malpractice.
It will apply necessary controls to prevent such practices in the
future, the source added.
It is worth mentioning that the safety
and licensing sector at the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)
is entrusted with the tasks of monitoring, inspecting and checking the
national and foreign airliners in Saudi Arabia, both local and
international flights.
GACA also conducts regular inspection of
aircraft repair stations, and licensed schools and institutes of
aviation in the Kingdom to check performance and operation standards
according to the local and international regulations to ensure the
highest levels of safety.
The agency is the regulatory body of all activities of civil aviation and air transportation industry in the Kingdom.
Source: http://www.arabnews.com
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