A special four-member Committee of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will meet with IndiGo Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers on Friday, December 12, to question the latter on the widespread cancellation of flights in the last week.
IndiGo will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to such severely impacted customers over the past few days, and those vouchers can be used for any future IndiGo journey for the next 12 months, a spokesperson from the airline said Thursday.
On Thursday, IndiGo said it has processed refunds for all flights cancelled during the recent operational disruption and assured that the remaining payments will reflect in customers' accounts shortly.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday demanded a thorough investigation into the escape of the Luthra brothers from India, alleging possible involvement of BJP officials and criticising authorities for failing to prevent their departure despite the alleged negligence that led
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Thursday slammed the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for overlooking the major issues, such as the IndiGo flight crisis and inflation, and keeping an eye on the LoP Rahul Gandhi's foreign visits.
IndiGo flight delays and cancellations continued to affect passengers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday, with 18 flights cancelled till 08:00 hours, including nine arrivals and nine departures.
Taking serious note of large-scale passenger inconvenience faced by passengers due to widespread flight cancellations and delays by IndiGo Airlines in recent days, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has constituted a dedicated Oversight Team to be stationed at the airline's
"We are pleased to inform all travelers that Delhi Airport operations are running smoothly and on schedule across all terminals. Flight arrivals and departures are proceeding as planned," the advisory read.
India's domestic carrier SpiceJet plans to add up to 100 additional daily flights during the current winter schedule, aiming to ramp up operations and ensure adequate capacity in the aviation market amid the ongoing IndiGo disruption.
"People need to think about why this whole thing happened. It happened after an order of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The airline's flight schedule has been cut by 10 per cent. Now, who will get this 10 per cent? Tata will get it. Tata ko Adani lene jaa rahe hai. Everybody knows it," Y