India’s new flight duty norms appear more restrictive compared to other jurisdictions: IATA DG

IATA chief Willie Walsh says India’s new pilot duty rules are far more restrictive than global norms but should stabilise soon. IndiGo’s recent mass disruptions stemmed from poor planning during the FDTL phase-two rollout, prompting a 10% winter schedule cut

Geneva: The new flight duty regulations for pilots appear to be much more restrictive compared to other jurisdictions and it is a matter of time before things settle down, global airlines’ grouping IATA’s Chief Willie Walsh has said.

The comments also come against the backdrop of significant operational disruptions faced by India’s largest airline IndiGo in the past one week that had resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations and impacted thousands of passengers.

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