IndiGo flights: DGCA asks its inspectors to fly IndiGo aircraft as disruptions deepen, over 700 flights hit

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has taken the extraordinary step of directing its own inspectors, who are qualified pilots, to operate flights for IndiGo amid a severe operational meltdown at the country’s largest airline. These inspectors are typically hired on five-year contracts to function strictly as auditors and are barred from flying for any airline during that period. The decision marks an unprecedented intervention as IndiGo grapples with a major pilot shortage that has triggered thousands of cancellations nationwide. Advertisement

Alongside deploying inspectors, the DGCA has granted airlines, including IndiGo, additional relaxations under the newly implemented pilot rest rules. The regulator has eased the cap on the number of landings pilots can