New Delhi: Captain CS Randhawa had just finished a 3 pm meeting with the government when he made his stance clear on this week’s aviation meltdown. The President of the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) – a body that advocates and represents pilots across India – blames this week’s airline crisis squarely on IndiGo Airlines.

“They think they can arm-twist the government and get what they want,” Randhawa said, after news broke out that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has eased Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms.

He accused India’s largest airline of “deliberately” putting the rules in abeyance. Show Full Article

“IndiGo Airlines was aware for the last two and a half years that this was going to be implemented,” he said.

Nearly 1,000 IndiGo flights across airport

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