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IndiGo has initiated a detailed root cause analysis to identify the reasons behind the widespread flight cancellations and operational disruptions in recent days. A senior airline official said on Sunday that the situation resulted from a combination of factors, and the focus is currently on restoring full operational stability, which is expected by December 10.The disruptions have been linked to inadequate crew planning while implementing the updated flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms. However, the airline insisted that it has a sufficient number of pilots and denied concerns about shortages."Our pilot numbers are fine while we may not be have the luxury of having a buffer," the official told PTI, adding that there has been no hiring freeze despite speculation that a lean operating
The IndiGo flight operations were severely impacted on Sunday, December 7 across the country as the air travel chaos spilled on to its sixth day. The flight information screen displayed numerous IndiGo cancellations as the carrier's operations remain severely impacted at the Delhi Airport today. Long queues of passengers were seen at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi amid IndiGo flight cancellations, according to ANI.— ANI (@ANI) — PTI_News (@PTI_News) TV reports suggest that more than 30 flights were also cancelled at the Chennai Airport amid the ongoing crisis. At the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, multiple IndiGo passengers were affected amid flight disruptions and cancellations, a video from ANI showed. On Saturday, IndiGo sa
The visiting European Union (EU) team will hold discussions with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday on the progress of negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement, an official said. The meeting is important as both sides are eager to conclude the negotiations as early as possible. The team, led by EU's Directorate-General for Trade Sabine Weyand, is here to iron out differences on issues pertaining to both goods and services. They have fixed the year-end deadline to conclude talks. "The EU team will meet the minister on Monday," the official said. Differences that still need to be ironed out in certain areas such as steel, carbon tax, automobiles and non-tariff barriers. In June 2022, India and the 27-nation EU bloc resumed negotiations for a comprehensive FTA (fre
