"Indian aviation regulators told IndiGo to immediately reduce flights by 5%. The move comes after over 2,000 cancellations last week when it emerged pilots were not receiving sufficient time to rest between flights. India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday told IndiGo it had one day to submit an updated flight schedule, including a 5% cut in departures, after the airline stranded tens of thousands of passengers by canceling over 2,000 flights this month."
"Authorities said IndiGo, which controls more than 60% of India's domestic market, failed in its operational planning after a 6% expansion over its summer flight schedule. "The airline has not demonstrated the ability to operate these programs efficiently," DGCA said. "Therefore, it is ordered to reduce the program by 5% in all sectors." DGCA told the airline to reduce flights on routes also operated by rival airlines and maintain service where IndiGo maintains a monopoly."
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered IndiGo to immediately reduce its flights by 5%, requiring about 115 departures cut per day. The action follows more than 2,000 cancellations this month and reports that pilots lacked sufficient rest between flights. IndiGo canceled over 330 flights on one Tuesday and stranded tens of thousands of passengers. The airline controls over 60% of India's domestic market, had expanded schedules by 6% over summer, and was judged to have failed in operational planning. DGCA ordered cuts across all sectors but asked that monopoly routes remain served. IndiGo offered refunds and apologized.
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