Govttotake strict action against IndiGo, Civil Aviation Ministertells RS

Amid the ongoing IndiGo crisis, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that the Union government will take strict action against the low-cost airline over the massive disruption of flights to "set an example" for all airlines.

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Forthe seventh consecutive day, the airline’s services remained disrupted. Air travel across India has been in chaos with widespread IndiGo flight disruptions on Monday, and major airports across the country reported extensive cancellations. The airline has cancelled 500 flights and plans to operate 1,802 services today, the civil aviation ministry said. Ina statement, the airline has delivered 4,500 bags to the passengers out of the total 9,000, and will deliver the remaining in the next 36 hours.

The minister in the Rajya Sabha said that the Union government has initiated a thorough probe into the issue.