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Parliamentary panel to summon airline execs, regulator over disruptions

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, chaired by JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha, is likely to seek an explanation from top executives of airlines

InterGlobe sets up crisis group to address IndiGo flight chaos, refunds

The company's Board of Directors is doing everything possible to take care of the challenges faced by its customers and ensure refunds to passengers, it added

IndiGo flight disruptions cause widespread travel woes across India

The chaos is not limited to the national capital but across the major metropolitan cities of the country

Air India rolls out 'proactive' measures for passengers amid disruptions

To provide greater flexibility, they have introduced a special waiver of change or cancellation fees on eligible domestic bookings

DGCA issues show cause notice to IndiGo CEO Elbers on flight disruptions

As the CEO "you have failed in your duty to ensure timely arrangements for conduct of reliable operations," said the notice

Air India announces waiver on change or cancellation of domestic bookings

It also said both carriers are also in the process of ensuring compliance with the latest directive on airfare caps announced by the Civil Aviation Ministry on Saturday

DGCA panel to review disruptions as IndiGo says 95% connectivity restored

According to airport data accessed on Saturday, several major hubs reported significant cancellations by IndiGo. Hyderabad Airport recorded 69 planned cancellations

Operated 700 flights on Friday: IndiGo; points at 1,600 cancellations

Besides cancelling a record number of flights in a day by any Indian carrier in the country's aviation history, IndiGo's on-time performance hit rock bottom at 3.7 per cent on Friday

Indian, US investigators to meet in Washington next week on Air India crash

The Indian investigators plan to share their findings, including any information gleaned from the plane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders, according to a person familiar with the meeting

Cancelled 800 flights today; addressing refund issues on priority: IndiGo

Domestic carrier IndiGo has said it cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, much lower than Friday's number of more than 1,000, and it is addressing all customer refund issues on "priority".

MoCA directs IndiGo to trace and deliver baggage within next 48 hours

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu shared on X, announcing directives to IndiGo amid widespread cancellations and delays, ordering the airline to clear all pending passenger refunds

Travel operators offer 100% refunds amid Indigo flight cancellations

Leading travel operators increase customer support; MoCA invokes regulatory powers to ensure fair and reasonable fares charged by other airlines across all affected routes during the crisis

IndiGo flight disruptions: Govt imposes caps amid surge in ticket prices

Under the limits, for a flight flying up to 500 kilometres, the fares are capped at Rs 7,500 and for 500-1,000 kilometres, the ticket price cap is Rs 12,000

Air India, AI Express look to add capacity amid IndiGo flight disruptions

The statement from Air India came hours after the government announced introduction of airfare caps amid IndiGo flight disruptions

What are India's pilot safety rules that hit IndiGo operations, air travel?

The new regulations, first proposed in early 2024, were implemented in two phases this year, with the latest implementation date of November 1

IndiGo crisis: Govt asks airline to complete refund by Dec 7, other updates

After a week of disruptions, Indigo says operations are gradually stabilising and cancellations may drop below 1,000 today; passengers have been offered full waiver on cancellations and rescheduling

IndiGo crisis prompts Centre to enforce fare caps on major routes

Ministry of Civil Aviation caps fares after IndiGo's disruptions send prices soaring, warning airlines against exploiting stranded travellers and promising action in case of violations

Govt grounds new pilot rest rules for 2 months as IndiGo crisis deepens

India suspends new pilot duty-time rules to stabilise IndiGo after massive cancellations, as government launches inquiry and expects normal operations within 3 days

IndiGo crisis sends fares spiralling, Delhi routes cross ₹1 lakh threshold

Stranded flyers face brunt of IndiGo turmoil: Following flight cancellations, airfares of Air India, Akasa, Spicejet rise exponentially, dealing a double blow

Govt launches high-level inquiry into flight disruptions after IndiGo chaos

After IndiGo cancellations disrupted travel for thousands, the government has set up a four-member DGCA-led panel to fix accountability and recommend safeguards for passengers