NEW DELHI: The June 12 Ahmedabad crash has had a psychological affect on Air India pilots that the airline has seen a rise in sick leaves. 4 days after the crash, 112 AI pilots had reported sick. Aviation authorities are actually asking airways to take steps for psychological effectively being of crew members.“Air India reported a minor enhance in sick leaves reported by pilots throughout all fleets within the aftermath of the AI-171 accident. On June 16, 2025, a complete of 112 pilots reported sick, comprising of 51 commanders and 61 first officers,” minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol instructed Lok Sabha Thursday.“The Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has already issued medical round concerning psychological well being of flight crews and air visitors controllers (in Feb 2023), which lays down pointers for operators (scheduled and non-scheduled) and DGCA empanelled medical experts,” Mohol added.The steps required below which might be: “Fast and efficient strategies to evaluate psychological well being that may simply be carried out by the DGCA empanelled medical experts throughout the Class 1/2/3 medical examination are really helpful. Introduction of a separate, standalone and customised coaching capsule for the flight crew/ATCOs to recognise and handle the antagonistic results of psychological well being situations can also be suggested to all of the airways operators.”“Moreover, on psychological well being monitoring, the organisations (scheduled and non-scheduled operators, flying coaching organisations and AAI) have been additionally suggested to have a peer help programme (PSP) in place for its staff. Organisations are required to allow, facilitate and guarantee entry to this proactive and non- punitive programme that may help and help flight crew/ATCOs in recognising, dealing with and overcoming any downside,” he added.