Indian expat wins Dh7 million in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi raffle
Abu Dhabi, July 03: An Indian expat, who lives in Abu Dhabi, has won Dh7 million in a raffle in Abu Dhabi.
Indians again won big at the lottery this month taking away most prizes.
Tojo Mathew, who had purchased ticket no. 075171 at Big Ticket Abu Dhabi, was announced as the winner of the bumper prize on Tuesday.
Nine other winners won Dh100,000 at the lottery today. The winners included five Indians, one Pakistani, and one from Kuwait.
Indian expat Eqlaqh Kamil Qureshi won the BMW series 02.
The dream Dh7 million prize was announced at the Abu Dhabi International Airport's arrivals hall at 10am.
Check the entire list of winners below:
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Regulator DGCA eases flight duty norms for pilots amid IndiGo crisis
Mumbai (PTI): Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday eased the flight duty norms by allowing substitution of leaves with a weekly rest period amid massive operational disruptions at IndiGo, according to sources.
As per the revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms, "no leave shall be substituted for weekly rest", which means that weekly rest period and leaves are to be treated separately. The clause was part of efforts to address fatigue issues among the pilots.
Citing IndiGo flight disruptions, sources told PTI that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to withdraw the provision 'no leave shall be substituted for weekly rest' from the FDTL norms.
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"In view of the ongoing operational disruptions and representations received from various airlines regarding the need to ensure continuity and stability of operations, it has been considered necessary to review the said provision," DGCA said in a communication dated December 5.
The gaps in planning ahead of the implementation of the revised FDTL, the second phase of which came into force from November 1, have resulted in crew shortage at IndiGo and is one of the key reasons for the current disruptions.
#BREAKING: #DGCA relaxes a clause which debarred airlines to club leaves with weekly rest to mitigate #IndiGo crisis
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