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Indigo Crisis: The government is preparing to take strict action against the country’s largest airlines company Indigo. The Union Aviation Minister said on Monday that such strict action will be taken against the company, which will become an example for other companies.
New Delhi. Amid the impasse over flight operations across the country, the Aviation Minister on Monday said the government is planning to take strict action against IndiGo so that an example can be set for airlines violating rules. The country’s largest airline IndiGo has announced the addition of more flights to normalize its operations after a large number of flights were canceled for a week. IndiGo operated 1,800 flights on Monday while 1,650 flights were operated on Sunday.
Indigo has also replied to the show cause notice of aviation regulator DGCA. DGCA said in a statement that the airline has deeply regretted the inconvenience and trouble caused to passengers due to this disruption and has apologized. The regulator is examining the response received from IndiGo and appropriate steps will be taken thereafter. Union Minister K in Rajya Sabha. Rammohan Naidu said that the government has started an investigation into the large-scale cancellation of IndiGo flights and strict action will be taken against the airline, so that an example can be set for other airlines.
Government investigating
The Union Minister said in Parliament that we are not taking this situation lightly. We are conducting an investigation. We will take very, very strong action not only in this matter but also to set an example. Giving details of the new standards related to flight duty time limit (FDTL) prepared after the High Court order, Naidu said that there were a total of 22 FDTL guidelines, out of which 15 were implemented from July 1, 2025 and the remaining 7 from November 1, 2025.
The government had given a blunt reply
Naidu said that many stakeholders, including IndiGo, were consulted regarding the implementation of FDTL and the government had made it very clear that all airlines have to follow the rules without compromising on safety. The committee appointed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) probing the disruption in IndiGo flights is likely to summon the airline’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Elbers and Chief Operating Officer Isidro Porcaras on Wednesday.
Report sought in 15 days
The investigation committee comprising Joint Director General Sanjay Brahmane, Deputy Director General Amit Gupta, Senior Flight Operations Inspector (FOI) Kapil Manglik and FOI Lokesh Rampal has been tasked to find out the root causes of the widespread disruptions in IndiGo flight operations. The committee has been asked to submit its report within 15 days. Indigo also canceled 562 flights at 6 major airports on Monday, out of which 150 flights were canceled at Bengaluru airport alone. Meanwhile, Moody’s Ratings said the airline failed to properly plan for the regulations set for the aviation industry more than a year ago, which led to its failure.
