New Delhi, May 1 -- The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA India) has urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) not to relax Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms, warning that repeated relaxations to airlines have weakened fatigue safeguards and could compromise flight safety.

In a letter dated May 1, the pilots' body said repeated exemptions granted to airlines have effectively become the norm, allowing rostering at or near regulatory limits without adequate safety buffers.

This comes two days after two pilots died of heart attacks. An Air India pilot on Wednesday died in Bali during scheduled rest, while the Akasa Air pilot passed away during training in Bengaluru.

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