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Aviation ministry sets panel to reallocate slots vacated after IndiGo cancellations| India News

Aviation ministry sets panel to reallocate slots vacated after IndiGo cancellations| India News

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The civil aviation ministry on Thursday constituted a slot coordination committee to redistribute airport slots vacated following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations in December, a move aimed at optimising capacity and preventing disruption to passengers. Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu with IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers (second from left) during a meeting regarding the company’s flight disruptions. (@RamMNK) According to an official order dated January 22, the committee is chaired by joint secretary (airports) Rubina Ali and held its first meeting on January 13, where the process and guiding principles for slot redistribution were finalised. The decision follows the government’s December 9, 2025, order directing a sharp curtailment of 10% of IndiGo’s operations after days of widespread flight disruptions. The ministry had said the airline’s internal mismanagement caused severe inconvenience to passengers across the country. Before the curtailment, IndiGo operated around 2,200 flights daily. Union civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu had announced the reduction of IndiGo slots on X, stating: “The ministry considers it necessary to curtail the overall Indigo routes, which …

DGCA issues show cause notice to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers, gives 24 hours to respond

DGCA issues show cause notice to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers, gives 24 hours to respond

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The aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday issued a show cause notice to IndiGo chief executive Pieter Elbers, holding him directly accountable for “significant lapses in planning, oversight, and resource management” and giving him 24 hours to explain why enforcement action should not be initiated for violations that precipitated the country’s worst aviation crisis in years. DGCA issues show cause notice to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers (REUTERS) The civil aviation ministry separately imposed emergency fare caps on domestic flights and ordered IndiGo to complete all refunds by Sunday evening, as tens of thousands of stranded passengers across Indian airports confronted surging ticket prices, missing luggage and mounting anger in the fifth day of the operational meltdown. Fllow IndiGo flight cancellations live updates The show cause notice from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, issued Saturday evening, cited IndiGo for “prima facie non-compliance” with Aircraft Rules and Civil Aviation Requirements, accusing the airline of failing to provision adequate arrangements to implement revised crew fatigue rules and failing to provide requisite facilities to passengers during massive flight disruptions. …

Amid IndiGo flight crisis, Sonu Sood, Vir Das urge people not to disrespect ground staff

Amid IndiGo flight crisis, Sonu Sood, Vir Das urge people not to disrespect ground staff

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Airports turned chaotic across the country as IndiGo flight cancellations hit major cities including Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. Several videos of frustrated passengers lashing out at ground staff have emerged on social media. Amid the frenzy, actors Sonu Sood and Vir Das have appealed to the public, urging them not to take out their anger on the airline’s frontline employees. Sonu Sood and Vir Das took to social media to ask people not to lose their cool on the ground staff. Sonu Sood, Vir Das urge kindness More than 1,000 IndiGo flights have been cancelled over the past four days, with passengers stranded for hours amid a wave of cancellations and delays. On Saturday, Vir took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to urge the passengers not to take out their frustration on ground staff. He suggested that senior management, rather than frontline employees, should be at the counters to address the concerns of angry travellers. “The decent thing to do? The entire senior management of Indigo should be made to take shifts at the …

Railways to rescue with 116 extra coaches across 37 trains as IndiGo chaos continues

Railways to rescue with 116 extra coaches across 37 trains as IndiGo chaos continues

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Updated on: Dec 05, 2025 10:25 pm IST The Northern Railway has decided to increase 3AC and Chair Car coaches in four premium trains for the convenience of traveller. As IndiGo airlines’ operational disruptions triggered a wave of cancellations and delays across the country, the Indian railways stepped up and added more trains to its schedule as reprieve for passengers impacted by the chaos in India’s key private carrier. Travellers sit after their flight was cancelled by IndiGo Airlines at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, December 5, 2025. (REUTERS) A total of 37 trains have been augmented with 116 additional coaches, operating over 114 augmented trips across the country, according to a government statement. Here is how the Indian Railways has responded to the crisis: Southern Railway has enhanced its capacity by 18 trains, the highest number of augmentations. Additional Chair Car and Sleeper Class coaches have been deployed on high-demand routes. These augmentations will be implemented from 6 December 2025. With eight trains, Northern Railway has added 3AC and Chair Car …