US EditionIndia Faces Mass Air Travel Crisis
IndiGo cancelled over 2,000 flights due to pilot rest rule noncompliance, affecting 100,000 passengers and prompting DGCA to issue a show-cause notice to CEO Pieter Elbers.
- On Dec 7, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation issued a show-cause notice to IndiGo chief executive Pieter Elbers, accusing the airline of failing to plan revised duty and rest requirements and passenger assistance during cancellations.
- IndiGo miscalculated pilots needed after India’s new pilot safety rules raised cumulative rest to 48 hours, causing roster gaps from Dec 1, DGCA said.
- More than 2,000 flights were cancelled, affecting an estimated 100,000 passengers and causing on-time performance to fall from 80 per cent to 30 per cent.
- Many travelers reported lost luggage and little assistance, with Mr Veerabhadraya Gurupadayya, 75-year-old passenger, barely reaching his son's wedding after a Dec 5 cancellation.
- With IndiGo handling six out of every 10 travellers, Vijay Gopalan urged the government to ease entry for other carriers, while economists demanded proportionate repercussions for planning failures.
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India's largest airline has not sufficiently prepared for new rules at rest for pilots. Now, management has to ask itself critical questions, but the Indian government is also critical.
Regarding the Indigo crisis, Sanjay Jha said that the government's rule requiring pilots to have a fixed rest period has already been discussed in the committee. The recent incident has raised questions about the delay in implementing this rule. According to newspapers, the pilot rest period was not implemented in a timely manner.
India faces mass air travel crisis
The worst aviation crisis in India’s history has frustrated government officials and spurred calls for accountability.Budget airline IndiGo, which commands 65% of the domestic market and is typically known for punctuality, canceled thousands of flights over the last several days due to a pilot shortage stemming from new rules that limit pilots’ work hours.The meltdown has crippled air travel across the world’s most populous country; New Delhi is…
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Multiple IndiGo Flights Cancelled Across India; Chaos Continues with Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad Hit Hardest
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Amid the chaos in airports, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has served a show cause notice to IndiGo's accountable manager. India News | Multiple IndiGo Flights Cancelled Across India; Chaos Continues with Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad Hit Hardest.
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