New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is unlikely to accept IndiGo’s request for temporary exemptions from recently implemented night-operation–related Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL), senior government sources told Republic on Friday.

According to sources, the regulator has asked IndiGo to submit a detailed report specifying the exact relaxations it is seeking under the new fatigue-management norms, but early indications suggest the request “is unlikely to be accepted”.

IndiGo, which has been grappling with massive operational disruptions for the fourth consecutive day today, admitted during a DGCA meeting on Thursday that it had misjudged crew requirements under the revised FDTL rules.

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In a statement earlier today, th

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