National crisis: Opposition slams government over IndiGo flight chaos

Key Highlights

• This follows over 550 cancellations the previous day, causing widespread travel issues for passengers.
• Lawmakers from various parties voiced strong criticism against IndiGo, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), drawing attention to passenger inconvenience and the need for urgent action. advertisementCongress MP Karti P Chidambaram has termed the current IndiGo situation as a national crises.
• In a strong worded post on X he said that the government should make a statement on the floor of Parliament explaining what has led to this crisis and what the government is doing to solve it, as it affects passengers all over the country.
• Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram (X/@KartiPC Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, posting on X, said, "If DGCA and MoCA cannot enforce passenger safety, passenger rights, airfares, airline safety, crew schedules followed as per rules then might as well shut down the ministry!" Her statement reflected broader concerns about regulatory oversight as delays and cancellations mounted.
• Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi posted on social media (X/@priyankac19) Chaturvedi further said, "I have submitted a calling attention.