Meanwhile, Delhi Airport has issued an advisory stating that operations are gradually returning to normal, while a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking intervention of the Chief Justice over passenger loss due to the suspension of flights.
ACTIVITIES ARE BACK TO NORMAL: DELHI AIRPORT
Delhi Airport has issued an advisory stating that flight operations are gradually returning to normal and urged passengers to verify their flight status before heading to the airport.
“We are happy to inform that Indigo flight operations are now steadily resuming and returning to normal after the brief hiatus. Please check the status of your booking and flight before leaving home,” Delhi Airport said in a message on X. On Friday, the airline had canceled all domestic flights from Delhi airport till midnight.
PETITION FILED IN THE SUPREME COURT
A petition seeking intervention from the Chief Justice of India has been filed in the Supreme Court after passengers suffered losses due to the suspension of IndiGo flights. The plea urges the Court to take suo motu cognizance, direct the Ministry of Civil Aviation and DGCA to file status reports, and constitute a special bench for immediate hearing.
Meanwhile, the DGCA has attributed the disruptions to IndiGo’s “misjudgment and planning gap” in implementing new rules on pilot duty hours.
INDIGO CEO PETER ELBERS apologizes
The airline’s CEO Peter Elbers strongly indicated that normal operations are expected to resume sometime between December 10 and 15.
“December 5 was the hardest hit day, with the number of cancellations well above 1,000. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our customers. It will take some time before we return to a completely normal situation, which we expect between December 10 and 15,” Elbers said in a video message.
TAKE STRICT ACTION: MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu attributed the chaos to IndiGo’s poor crew management and the DGCA’s handling of the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rules. In an interview with ANI, the minister explained that the disruptions prompted the Ministry of Civil Aviation to temporarily relieve IndiGo of certain regulatory requirements.
“We have formed a committee that will look into all this so that they can identify where things went wrong and who did it wrong. We are taking strict action against this so that whoever was responsible for this should pay for it,” Naidu said.
FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS CONTINUE
While operations are gradually returning to normal in Delhi, IndiGo flights continued to face disruptions at airports across the country on Saturday morning. At Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala, 3 domestic arrivals and 3 departures were cancelled.
Meanwhile, Ahmedabad airport reported that a total of 7 arrivals and 12 departures remained grounded between midnight and 6 am on December 6, while Chennai airport reported 29 cancellations till 9 am today.
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