Ministry of Civil Aviation sets cap on unreasonable airfare surge

The nationwide flight crunch spurred by alleged crew shortage in India’s largest airline— IndiGo, continued to send ripple effects across the country. On December 6, two IndiGo flights scheduled to depart from Dimapur at 12:10 pm and 3:30 pm were cancelled. While passengers were refunded, as per sources, no alternative travel arrangements were provided.

Arrivals at Dimapur remained operational. Air India Express flight from Delhi via Guwahati, and an IndiGo flight from Delhi landed as scheduled.

On December 5, two outbound IndiGo flights from Dimapur— to Delhi and Kolkata, were cancelled.

The Hornbill Festival also felt the effect of the crisis. Indian pop rock band— Sanam was forced to cancel a show scheduled at the Nag

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