IndiGo: The IndiGo flight crisis continued today as four flights were cancelled at the Coimbatore airport. Flights were also cancelled at the Chandigarh airport.
Yesterday, 200 flights from Bengaluru and Delhi airports were cancelled.
Flight Cancellations At Coimbatore Airport
Four flights were cancelled by IndiGo and the affected passengers have been requested to contact the respective airlines.
IndiGo Fight Status At Delhi IGI Airport
All flight operations at the Delhi airport are presently normal. It was tweeted by the airport that low visibility procedures are in place at the airport. The advisory added passengers are requested to contact the concerned airline for updated flight information.
Four FOIs Sacked by DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sacked four flight operations inspectors (FOIs) over operational disruptions at IndiGo. Civil Aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu blamed “gross mismanagement” at IndiGo and issues with the crew rostering system for the flight crisis that has impacted millions of passengers this month. Meanwhile, IndiGo maintained that there is no shortage of pilots while it was asked by the DGCA to step up its pilot hiring.
IndiGo To Offer ₹500 Crore Compensation
In a statement, the airline said it will compensate more than ₹500 crores to severely affected customers whose flights were cancelled and were left stranded at airports across the country.
Meanwhile, the airline’s board announced the appointment of an external aviation expert for carrying out a root-cause analysis of recent flight disruptions. Chief Aviation Advisors LLC, led by Captain John Illson, veteran aviation expert, will perform an independent expert review and assessment of the recent operational disruption and the contributing factors.
