IndiGo CEO Admits Lapses; DGCA Issues Second Show-Cause Notice

New Delhi: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers has acknowledged operational lapses during a meeting with the Union Aviation Ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The meeting, chaired by Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu in Delhi on Saturday evening, focused on the airline’s failure to comply with the revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL).
The DGCA criticised IndiGo for not restructuring flight schedules and for failing to adjust duty hours of pilots and cabin crew under the new guidelines. Elbers admitted that miscalculations in crew planning and the decision to expand services without hiring sufficient staff worsened the situation. Following this admission, the DGCA issued IndiGo a second show-cause notice and instructed the airline to respond by Sunday night.