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Budget airline IndiGo could face its toughest regulatory action yet if aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) concludes that the airline deliberately did not have enough pilots on its rosters to successfully implement the revised pilot duty norms, legal experts said.
“If DGCA concludes that the carrier wilfully delayed a mandated safety-related roster change, the consequences become qualitatively harsher,” said Raheel Patel, partner, Gandhi Law Associates.
The revised Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) Rules entered their second and final phase on November 1, activating seven clauses deferred during July’s rollout.
Phase II tightened limits on pilot duty during
