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DGCA also at fault: Congress MLA KN Rajanna on IndiGo flight disruptions
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Saturday directed IndiGo to trace and deliver the baggage separated from passengers due to cancellations or delays within the next 48 hours.
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MoCA directs IndiGo to trace and deliver passenger baggage within next 48
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu shared on X, announcing strict directives to IndiGo amid widespread cancellations and delays, ordering the airline to clear all pending passenger refunds and complete the entire refund process for cancelled or disrupted flights by 8
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"Govt should own responsibility for such crisis in country": CPI's D Raja
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
IndiGo operations across India remained severely disrupted even on Saturday, with more than 100 flights cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at airports in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Guwahati, and other cities.
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MoCA directs IndiGo to clear all pending passenger refunds without delay
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Ministry has also instructed airlines not to levy any rescheduling charges for passengers whose travel plans were impacted by cancellations. It emphasised that any delay or non-compliance in processing refunds will invite immediate regulatory action under the Ministry's powers.
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MoCA invokes regulatory powers to curb surge pricing, ensure fair airfares
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In order to protect passengers from any form of opportunistic pricing, the Ministry has invoked its regulatory powers to ensure fair and reasonable fares across all affected routes.
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"Failure on both parts of the DGCA and the airline...": Karti Chidambaram
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid nationwide disruptions caused by delays and cancellations of IndiGo flights, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Friday criticised both the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the airline for failing to enforce and comply with the mandatory rest period directive for flight
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Congress MP Ravi writes to Aviation Minister Naidu, flags severe disruptio
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid widespread disruptions in IndiGo airline services, Telangana Congress MP Mallu Ravi on Friday wrote to Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, flagging what he described as severe and unprecedented turmoil in India's aviation sector following the carrier's massive operational
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With ongoing Indigo service disruption, Ministry of Civil Aviation takes p
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
With the ongoing disruption in flight schedules, particularly those of IndiGo, the Ministry of Civil Aviation took urgent and proactive measures on Friday. The Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) orders of the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) have been placed in abeyance with
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"Indigo flight operations steadily resuming": Delhi Airport issues advisor
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi issued a passenger advisory, assuring that Indigo flight operations are now "steadily resuming" after the airline fiasco that saw over 1,000 flights cancelled on Friday.
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Expect normalcy to restore from Dec 10, says IndiGo as Civil Aviation Mini
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Even as the Civil Aviation Ministry's priority remains to restore normalcy, IndiGo CEO Peter Elbers categorically stated that things are expected to return to normal between December 10 and 15.
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Civil Aviation Minister holds IndiGo's "mismanagement with its crew" respo
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"From November 1, the DGCA came up with new FDTL (flight duty time limitation) regulations. The Ministry also initiated a continuous engagement process with the airlines for at least 6 months. Previously, there was no issue regarding the new FDTL norm. Other airlines, including Air India
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DGCA's FDTL rules "in abeyance" to aid stranded passengers: Civil Aviation
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday placed its Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) orders in abeyance to help stabilise the situation and minimise passenger inconvenience, in response to the ongoing disruption in flight schedules, particularly those of IndiGo Airlin
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