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Pilots’ Unions Express Displeasure Over Low Fine Imposed on IndiGo

IndiGo has received a major blow from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

Siddhi Naringrekar

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(IndiGo) IndiGo has received a major blow from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. In December, many flights were canceled. Passengers faced significant inconvenience. Many flights were canceled, resulting in hundreds of passengers being stranded at airports.

The DGCA had set up a four-member committee to investigate the chaos that occurred between December 3 and 5. Following this, it is now reported that this action has been taken. Against this backdrop, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has imposed a financial penalty of 22.20 crore rupees on Indigo.

The DGCA has also issued a statement regarding this. Against this backdrop, the Federation of Indian Pilots, or FIP, criticized the civil aviation regulator on Monday for imposing only a meager fine of 22.20 crore rupees on Indigo. The pilot organizations have expressed dissatisfaction with the fine on Indigo, stating that the amount of the fine is very low.

Summary

  • IndiGo receives a major blow from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation

  • The Directorate General of Civil Aviation imposes a financial penalty of 22.20 crore rupees on IndiGo

  • 'The penalty amount is too low,' pilot organizations express dissatisfaction over the penalty on IndiGo

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