IndiGo cancels 50 flights, GoAir 20 over grounding order on faulty engines

Aviation regulator had grounded 8 IndiGo planes, 3 of GoAir yesterday due to a recurring engine malfunction

IndiGo and Go Air cancelled around 70 flights on Tuesday as the two airlines grapple with aircraft grounding by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). IndiGo cancelled around 50 flights, whereas Go Air cancelled 20 flights. The airlines said the affected passengers will be accommodated in other aircraft but there will be a change in their schedule.

The flights that have been cancelled are from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Patna, Srinagar, Bhubaneswar, Amritsar, Srinagar and Guwahati, among others, according to news agency PTI. 

Yesterday, DGCA had grounded 11 planes (eight of IndiGo and three of