US EditionParliamentary Panel to Summmon Airline Executives, Regulator over Flight Disruptions
The panel will seek explanations for over 220 flight cancellations and fare hikes that stranded thousands, with IndiGo activating a crisis group to manage the disruption.
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Flight disruptions: Parliamentary panel to summon airline executives, regulator
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel is likely to summon top executives of private airlines and the civil aviation regulator over the mass cancellation of IndiGo flights that has left thousands of travellers stranded across the country’s airports. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, chaired by JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha, is likely to seek an explanation from top executives of airlines and officials from the Directora…
IndiGo crisis: Parliamentary panel to summon airline chiefs, DGCA over mass disruptions
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture is likely to summon senior airline executives and officials from the DGCA and Civil Aviation Ministry to explain the disruptions and outline steps to prevent a recurrence.
Parliamentary panel to summon airline executives, regulator over flight disruptions
A member said the panel has taken serious note of the difficulties faced by thousands of passengers due to disruption in air services. Even parliamentarians, who were in the national capital for the Winter Session, faced the brunt of flight cancellations by IndiGo and delays by other airlines, the panel member said.
The flight schedule of the country's largest airline, IndiGo, has been disrupted. The government, Parliament, and regulators have now begun taking strict action. Passenger distress, flight cancellations, and fare hikes have escalated the issue from Parliament to the Ministry of Transport.
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