Four senior executives of IndiGo airline were issued show cause notices Friday by the DGCA after a special audit team of the aviation regulator found safety lapses, according to sources privy to the development.
Rakesh Gangwal, one of the promoters of IndiGo, on Tuesday alleged serious governance lapses by its co-founder Rahul Bhatia, who had earlier termed his demands as unreasonable.
Due to the closure of airspace by Pakistan, national carrier Air India lost Rs 491 crore till July 2, according to data presented by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
As heavy rain lashes Mumbai since Sunday, several flights to and from Mumbai have been delayed or cancelled. Passengers have been suffering due to the delay or sudden cancellation of the flights. IndiGo is offering a change/cancellation fee waiver to passengers travelling to and from Mumbai.
"The revision only applies if the change or cancellation is made within 0-3 days of the travel dates. The charges remain the same in case a passenger is making the change four or more days in advance of the travel dates," IndiGo said in a statement here.
Jaipur-bound Indigo flight from Mumbai landed under full emergency conditions, an official said.
In an official statement, IndiGo said the landing was as per schedule and the aircraft was towed for further inspection by a technical team.
Cheap flight tickets on domestic, international routes: IndiGo, GoAir, SpiceJet are among those having great offers to present. The flight offers and discounts assume significance also as suspension of flights by Jet Airways has led to additional demand in the country's civil aviation market.
Earlier on June 12, the airline had announced its entry into the Chinese market, starting its daily non-stop flight on the Delhi-Chengdu route from September 15 onwards.
While the low-cost carrier is operating on five other international routes in Asia, the new flight from September 15 will make Chengdu the airline's 19th international destination.
Noting that the grounding of Jet Airways was "very sad", Ajay Singh said that internal factors and high costs were among the reasons for its failure
Unimpressed by IndiGo's suggestion to allot grounded Jet Airways' unused slots in proportion to the fleet size of rival carriers, the government has decided to give higher seat quota on foreign routes to the carriers launching flights on unserved sectors or those witnessing spike in air fares.
Multiple explosions on Easter Sunday claimed the lives of 290 people across Sri Lanka. More than 500 have been reported injured in the blasts.
The harried pilots of Jet Airways, which is on the brink of shuttering operations, have now approached SpiceJet seeking employment.
A high-security alert is in place for all airports and airlines in the country since Pulwama terror attack and subsequent IAF strike in Jaish terror camp in Pakistan.
IndiGo is the largest airline in India with a share of around 40 per cent of passenger market.
"The airline has been facing problems in crew management. Therefore, these flights - which had to depart from Delhi yesterday and today were cancelled," one of the airport officials said.
After the plane landed in Goa, the matter was reported to security agencies and the man was handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
The early morning flight 6E-308, carrying 175 passengers, was delayed by 56 minutes, the airline said.
With the addition of VT-IZI, IndiGo has become the first Indian airline to have 200 aircraft in its fleet, the largest domestic carrier said in the communication.
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