Govt clips IndiGo’s wings, curtails flights by 10%

Air India likely to be given 60-70 additional slots

- NITIN KUMAR

THE CIVIL AVIATION ministry on Tuesday directed IndiGo to reduce its flight schedule by 10%, marking a sharper intervention after a week of extensive cancellations across major airports.

The move came hours after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had instructed the carrier to take a 5% cut, which the ministry later decided was insufficient given the scale of disruptions.