DGCA’s strictness on Indigo crisis, 5% schedule cut, 110 flights will be given to other airlines, government gave strict warning

Tezzbuzz Desk- The ongoing crisis in India’s aviation sector is continuously deepening. Mass flight cancellations that began on December 2 have disrupted the travel plans of thousands of passengers. Seeing the increasing anger of passengers, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken strict action against Indigo Airlines and issued an order to reduce its flight schedule by 5%.

This means that around 110 daily flights can be allotted to other carriers to provide relief to passengers and normalize air services across the country.

According to DGCA, IndiGo was facing continuous disruptions for the past several days due to the new FDTL (Flight Duty Time Limit) rules, crew shortage, and operational disruptions. Cancellation of flights led to problems like chaos at airports, millions of passengers stranded, hours-long delays, chain-reaction effect on the network.

DGCA clearly said that “until the crew and operations are stable, IndiGo will operate on a reduced schedule.” According to sources, the airline has been informed and a list of which flights will be removed is being prepared.

DGCA has asked other airlines to fill the slots left by IndiGo. Air India is deploying wide-body planes on domestic routes. Akasa Air, SpiceJet may reroute their available fleet. DGCA has also imposed temporary control on fares following complaints of arbitrary fares being charged during the crisis.