Overview

• A June 15 crash near Gaurikund killed all seven people on board, triggering a two-day halt of all Kedarnath chopper operations.
• Flights will restart on June 17 only in favourable weather with reduced hourly sorties and continuous DGCA and UCADA monitoring.
• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has mandated fewer Char Dham flights and deployed officers for enhanced real-time surveillance and operational reviews.
• The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is probing the crash while a FIR accuses Aryan Aviation managers of negligence for breaching their allotted flight slot.
• Pilots and the Uttarakhand High Court have warned that lack of air traffic control, real-time weather data and radar coverage still endangers Himalayan helicopter operations.