New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA ) has held IndiGo ’s top management accountable for ongoing flight disruptions, issuing a show-cause notice to its CEO Pieter Elbers, as the low-cost airline cancelled more flights on Sunday amid an ongoing crisis.

The aviation regulator has sought explanation from him within 24 hours on why enforcement action should not be initiated against him after widespread IndiGo delays and cancellations disrupted air travel across the country.

The rules the airline failed to comply with are 42A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, and Civil Aviation Requirements which pertain to fatigue management of pilots.

DGCA notice

According to the DGCA notice, “Whereas such large-scale operational failures indicate significant lapses in planning,

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