The newly formed committee comprises Joint Director General Sanjay K Bramhane, Deputy Director General Amit Gupta, and senior safety officials Captain Kapil Manglik and Captain Lokesh Rampal.
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
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu has said that the situation due to Indigo flight delays and cancellations is getting better and it is expected that there won't be waiting at airports from tomorrow.
SpiceJet chairman & managing director Ajay Singh underlined that SpiceJet has been extending help by running 100 additional flights over the next few days amid the ongoing issue of IndiGo flight delays and cancellations nationwide.
Following several IndiGo flights being cancelled over the past few days and a large number of passengers left stranded at airports across India, Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Friday alleged that the Central government has given freedom to a monopoly and as a result of the present cri
IndiGo's dominant market share of almost 70% has raised concerns about a monopoly. The recent cancellation of over 500 flights has stranded thousands of passengers, sparking outrage in Parliament.
In a post shared on X, Venugopal said, "550+ IndiGo flights cancelled in a single day is a clear consequence of the Government sleeping at the wheel while a duopoly established a deadly chokehold on India's aviation sector."
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has directed airlines, especially IndiGo, to implement measures immediately to resolve the severe disruption to flight schedules and stabilise services without delay.
Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on Friday took a dig at Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi after he criticised the Centre over IndiGo experiencing operational disruptions and flight cancellations, implying that his statement shouldn't be taken seriously.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday said it is maintaining round-the-clock monitoring in response to the unprecedented disruption caused by the large-scale cancellation and delay of IndiGo flights across the country.
According to MakeMyTrip (MMT) data, there are significant spikes on routes from Delhi to major metros and state capitals, with same-day non-stop flights costing up to double the rates available for neighbouring dates.
The regulator said that the exemption covers provisions under Night Duty 0000-0650 hours and restrictions on night operations of the revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) Civil Aviation Requirements Section 7 Series J Part III Rev 2, Phase-II, applicable to the airline's A320 fleet,