Published on : 10 Dec 2025, 8:18 am 8 min read

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the Union government for its failure to prevent the chaos caused by cancellation and delays in flights of Indigo airline.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that the government stepped in only after the situation in air travel turned worse.

It asked whether the Union government was helpless in acting against the defaulting airlines.

" You allowed the situation to precipitate and only then did you take action. Why did you allow all this to happen? ", the Court asked.

In the order passed today, the Court recorded its anguish in following words,

"We appreciate the steps taken by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and DGCA. H

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