NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Saturday issued a travel advisory for passengers, warning that early-morning fog in Delhi and parts of northern India could disrupt flights on Sunday. The airline said reduced visibility during the early hours may lead to delays or schedule changes. In its statement, IndiGo said its operations teams will closely monitor weather…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has cut IndiGo’s flights by 5%. At about 2,300 daily flights, it means a reduction of 115 flights. “The airline has been informed of this decision. The flights to be cut are being worked out so as not to impact connectivity on the routes where these…
NEW DELHI: There were unprecedented disruptions at IndiGo and misery at airports across India, with about 300 IndiGo flights cancelled on Thursday. IndiGo’s problems had consequences for passengers of other airlines too at places like Pune. The airline, the DGCA said, admitted grossly under-estimating pilot requirements for its current schedule under new crew duty rules.These…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate general of Civil Aviation on Wednesday launched a probe into the disruptions caused in IndiGo’s network.DGCA has asked the airline to report to its headquarters and present the facts leading to the current situation. Over 70 IndiGo Flights Cancelled Across India as Crew Shortage Triggers Massive Disruption “The inconvenience caused to…
Thousands of passengers across India faced severe inconvenience on Tuesday as IndiGo flights were delayed by five to seven hours, with several routes experiencing indefinite delays and last-minute cancellations. Amid growing frustration, social media was flooded with complaints tagging the Civil Aviation Ministry and DGCA, urging intervention. Five Cancellations, Widespread Delays Across Major Routes According…
Scheduling and rostering lapses at Air India continue five months after being reprimanded by the regulator on this issue. In the latest instance, a co-pilot and a senior captain have been taken off flying duty after the airline found they operated a flight each last month with a lapsed English Language Proficiency (ELP) licence in…
The US government shutdown has entered its second month, disrupting several sectors and heavily impacting the nation’s air travel industry. Airports across the country continue to face massive delays amid a growing shortage of air traffic controllers, many of whom have now missed their first full paycheck.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that nearly…
Flights were suspended for almost two hours at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Friday after sightings of unidentified drones, the latest in a series of similar scares across Europe, an airport spokesman told AFP. Take-offs and landings were suspended between 8:08 pm (1908 GMT) and 9:58 pm and a “whole series of flights” were diverted to…