The Airlines Pilots' Association of India has questioned the management of all Indian aviation carriers and the oversight of the aviation watchdog after significant disruption in flights across India due to an alleged pilot shortage.

"The situation concerning the recent flight cancellations across India allegedly attributed to pilot shortage due to new Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL) norms, raises significant questions about the airline's management, regulatory oversight by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and market fairness," ALPA India said in a statement issued on Wednesday, December 3.

The association said the situation points to a failure of proactive resource planning by dominant airlines, potentially exacerbated by an effort to pressurise the regulator to dilute th

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