DGCA steps up IndiGo scrutiny

Aviation watchdog DGCA Thursday stepped up scrutiny of the crisis-hit IndiGo with its officials stationing themselves at the carrier’s headquarters to monitor the operations and CEO Pieter Elbers being grilled by an inquiry panel on a day when the airline announced a compensation of ₹10,000 in the form of travel vouchers to affected passengers.

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IndiGo, on its part, said it is expected to operate 1,950 flights carrying around 3 lakh passengers, while airports reported flight cancellations.

Over 200 flights were cancelled at Delhi and Bangalore airports Thursday, according to sources.

The civil aviation ministry has also directed the airline, which generally operates around 2,300 flights, to reduce its winter schedule by 10 per cent.

IndiGo CEO Elbers, who appeared before the DGCA-constituted inquiry panel Thursday, has been asked to appear again Friday as the watchdog delves deep into the factors that led to the massive flight disruptions, resulting in hundreds of flight cancellations and impacting thousands of passengers.