This comes after continuous airline operational disruptions nationwide, with over 500 IndiGo flights delayed or cancelled on Friday, according to the latest report, causing severe inconvenience to travellers.
Amid widespread operational disruptions at IndiGo across the country, CPI(M) MP Amra Ram on Friday criticised the airline for its handling of the crisis, alleging that private carriers routinely display "lethargic behaviour" and blaming the situation on increasing privatisation in the avi
Dozens of Pakistani truck drivers transporting goods to Afghanistan are stuck for weeks at major border crossings, victims of an escalating standoff between Pakistan and Afghanistan that has crippled regional trade.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday announced the withdrawal of instructions that prohibited the substitution of leave for weekly rest for airline crew.
Several IndiGo flights scheduled to depart from Chennai Airport till 6 pm on Friday were cancelled due to operational reasons, the airport authority announced, adding to the nationwide disruption in the airline's operations.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday raised the issue of operational disruptions and flight cancellations by IndiGo in the Upper House, attributing them to a "monopoly" in the aviation sector.
Speaking to ANI on Thursday, Krishna said he had reached out to Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu and urged a complete inquiry into the airline's operations.
Speaking to ANI, one of the passengers expressed sadness and said that the airline offered an exchange so they could take a flight tomorrow, but it is not confirmed whether that flight will even depart.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday slammed the government after IndiGo cancelled record flights from several airports, saying that there is no point in running the Civil Aviation Ministry if it is not paying attention to the problems of passengers.
All IndiGo flights departing from Delhi Airport on Friday have been cancelled till midnight, while operations for other carriers remain as scheduled, the Delhi Airport advisory stated.