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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Friday granted a one time exemption on specific requirements of new flight duty time limitation (FDTL) rules for pilots to IndiGo till Feb. 10, 2026.

The exemption has been granted solely to facilitate operational stabilisation and does not amounts to dilution of safety requirements, the regulator said in a statement.

During this period, DGCA will review after every fifteen days, the action taken by the airline to address the situation including hiring of adequate crew to ensure FDTL compliance.

Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu held a high level review meeting with ministry officials and IndiGo senior management and in

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