The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took strong cognizance against IndiGo and has sought a clarification behind the nationwide massive flight delays.
All passengers were accommodated on another flight to Delhi. The Aircraft being inspected, IndiGo said.
The trial operations of the flight began on Friday. While the trial flight on June 17 saw 88 passengers, including two infants, fly into Mangaluru, 99 passengers flew out to Mumbai.
Pooja Hegde and her team were flying out of Mumbai when she experienced 'rude' behaviors by the IndiGo staff. The airlines have reacted to Pooja's tweet where she complained about their services.
The DGCA has said that IndiGo should try and enhance the training of staff in terms of sensitivity.
The statement issued by DGCA stated that compassionate handling of the situation could have calmed the child.
Elbers' appointment, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will be effective from on or before October 1, it said.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation had constituted a fact-finding committee to probe the matter. "The committee has submitted its report," the DGCA said in a statement on Monday.
Indigo airlines will also offer an electric wheelchair for the specially-abled child as a token of appreciation.
A social media post on Sunday alleged the staff of IndiGo airlines barred an adolescent with special needs from boarding a plane along with his parents at the Ranchi airport on Saturday.
DGCA chief Arun Kumar told PTI that the regulator has sought a report from IndiGo on this matter. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is probing this incident and it will take appropriate action, he said.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched a probe in the matter. IndiGo is yet to issue a statement on the development.
A senior DGCA official confirmed that on Thursday Indigo A320 Neo aircraft VT-IJV operating flight 6E-2037 from Dibrugarh to Delhi reported smoke and spark from a passenger's mobile phone.
Lately, domestic airlines have started to raise pilots' pay as passenger traffic inches closer to pre-Covid levels.
In the past, RK Singh has served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation and has served on the Boards of Air India, Indian Airlines, Alliance Air, Air India Charters Limited (Air India Express) among others.
The 72-seater IndiGo flight with 62 passengers on board was to take off around 9 am
At present, IndiGo has a fleet of over 275 aircraft. The airline operates over 1,500 daily flights connecting 73 domestic and 24 international destinations.
India on Saturday began the evacuation of its citizens from Romania and Hungary -- countries sharing borders with Ukraine -- as the Ukrainian airspace has been closed since February 24 when the military offensive began.
Rakesh Gangwal has resigned from the board as non-executive, non-independent director in Indigo airlines with immediate effect.
Officials of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that the two IndiGo planes -- 6E455 (Bengaluru to Kolkata) and 6E246 (Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar) -- were involved in 'breach of separation' at Bengaluru airport.
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