Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday constituted an eight-member oversight team to monitor IndiGo’s network and crew operations as the airline recovers from severe disruption in its flight operations. Two members of the oversight team will be deployed at the IndiGo headquarters in Gurugram on a daily basis and will submit daily reports on various operational parameters to the regulator. Additionally, another two-member team has been deployed at the IndiGo office to monitor flight cancellations, refunds and compensation to affected passengers, the airline’s on-time performance, and return of baggage stranded during the disruption.

The DGCA has also ordered its officers to carry out “immediate on-site inspections” at 11 airports to assess “safety, o

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