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4mo ago

Delhi High Court Rejects Standalone Plea for Quadruple IndiGo Compensation, Channels Case Into Ongoing Proceedings

The bench favored consolidation, indicating compensation questions will be considered after the DGCA files its report.

The DGCA said that the exemptions granted to airlines were “temporary, routinely reviewed”. (DGCA website)
Representational image. Passenger looks at information board at New Delhi airport as IndiGo cancelled hundreds of flights last week. | ANI
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On December 5, amid massive flight cancellations, the aviation regulator granted IndiGo a temporary one-time exemption from some night operations-related changes. (HT Archives)

Overview

  • A Division Bench declined a new PIL seeking four times the ticket price for cancelled IndiGo flights and asked the petitioner to intervene in an existing case on the disruptions.
  • The Supreme Court earlier refused to entertain a separate plea on the cancellations and directed the petitioner to move the Delhi High Court.
  • The DGCA has set up a four‑member panel that visited IndiGo’s headquarters to examine causes of the large‑scale cancellations and operational breakdown.
  • In a separate matter, the Delhi High Court issued notices to the DGCA and Civil Aviation Ministry on a pilots’ union contempt plea alleging unauthorized relaxations to new FDTL rules.
  • Petitioners cite over 5,000 cancellations affecting about 1.25 million passengers, while IndiGo says operations are stabilizing even as isolated cancellations and refund disputes continue.