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IndiGo Crisis: The Center has also become strict regarding the IndiGo crisis and Aviation Minister Naidu said that those who have created such a situation will have to pay the price.
IndiGo Crisis: Passengers are very upset due to the crisis in IndiGo’s operations and they are protesting with complaints at many levels. Keeping in mind the displeasure of the passengers, Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said that the operational crisis of Indigo airline will be resolved soon and with time action will also be taken against the airline. While talking to a news channel, the Aviation Minister said that even after the cancellation of more than a thousand flights of Indigo, there was no significant impact on other airlines. Apart from this, he also said that after the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rules came into effect from November, this statement that there was a shortage of locopilots is just nonsense and it is also clear that the problem was from IndiGo’s side.
Indigo will gradually return to its capacity
Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said that the crowd at the airports of metro cities has reduced considerably. There has also been a significant reduction in the queues of stranded passengers at most airports including Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai in the past few days. It is being told that Indigo will restart flights with limited capacities from tomorrow and the capacity will be increased gradually. The Aviation Minister assured that the passengers will not face much problem tomorrow and in the coming time, flights will start like normal days. Naidu made it clear that the Aviation Ministry and DGCA had not committed any negligence in not giving such prior warning.
FDTL rule exemption given to Indigo
The Aviation Minister further said that after the implementation of the new FDTL rules, IndiGo flights were affected due to crew related problems. Due to this, there was delay and crowding at major airports of the country. The Aviation Minister said that IndiGo was given some relaxation in FDTL rules so that it can get back on track. Naidu said that DGCA implemented new FDTL rules from November 1. The ministry had also discussed with the airline for about six months. Initially many problems were seen under this rule, but gradually Air India and SpiceJet adapted their operations.
strict action will be taken
He said that a committee has been formed to investigate this disruption, which will see where the mistake has happened and who is responsible for it. Naidu further said that those who have tried to create such a situation will have to pay the price for it. We will take legal action against him. The minister said that the first priority of the ministry is to ensure normal operations and timely assistance to the passengers. On the other hand, due to cancellation of many Indigo flights, the movement of passengers on Ahmedabad-Delhi corridor has been affected, keeping in mind the demand and convenience of the passengers, Western Railways is running Train on Demand (TOD) between Sabarmati and Delhi Jn. It has been decided to run on special fare between Rs.
