No proof of flight cancellations due to Akasa pilot exits: DGCA to HC

Akasa Air has not submitted any proof of flight cancellation due to the abrupt resignation of 43 pilots, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had told the Delhi High Court in its affidavit on Friday.

- BHAVINI MISHRA

The regulator categorically denied that the petitioner (Akasa Air) provided any documents or reasons to it (the respondent) in respect of flight cancellations because of the pilot resignations.

This is in contrast to Akasa Air's statement in the high court on Tuesday that more than 1,000 flights were cancelled from August 1 to September 19, due to the abrupt resignations of 43 pilots.

Akasa had told the court that it has cancelled 24 flights per day and operates 120 flights daily. This accounts for 20 per cent cancellations in a month.

However, the DGCA said that according to the details submitted by Akasa, 1.17 per cent of flights were cancelled in August.