DGCA
- India
DGCA proposes tighter rules for foreign airlines operating in India
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has proposed to tighten rules for foreign airlines operating to and from India, including mandatory digital registration, stronger legal accountability for local representatives,…
- India
Middle East conflict: DGCA advises airlines to avoid 11 airspaces till March 2
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Saturday advised airlines to avoid airspaces of 11 countries, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, till March 2. The countries are Iran, Israel, Lebanon, UAE,…
- Top Stories
No extra charge on flight ticket cancellations within 48 hrs: DGCA
New Delhi: Passengers can now cancel or change air tickets without paying additional charge within 48 hours of making the bookings subject to certain conditions, with aviation watchdog DGCA revising the ticket…
- India
Air ambulance with 7 onboard to Delhi crashes in Jharkhand
Ranchi: An air ambulance with seven people onboard to Delhi from Ranchi crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday, February 23, Ranchi airport Director Vinod Kumar said. The crash occurred…
- India
Maharashtra: DGCA launches investigation into Ajit Pawar plane crash
Pune: A four-member team of senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials on Wednesday, February 11, the site of the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four…
- India
IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet flag concerns over DGCA’s draft cabin crew rest norms
Mumbai: IndiGo, Air India, and SpiceJet have described the proposed cabin crew rest norms as “more restrictive” compared to global standards and offers limited operational flexibility for the airlines. The Directorate General…
- India
91 of 267 Air India aircraft identified with repetitive defects: Govt
Mumbai: Nearly three-fourths of the Air India Group’s 267 planes that were analysed for repetitive defects have been identified as having recurring defects, the data presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday…
- India
IndiGo flight cancellations impacted over 9 lakh passengers in Dec: DGCA
New Delhi: More than 10.4 lakh passengers were affected by flight cancellations in December, with over 93 per cent of the total passengers getting impacted by IndiGo cancellations. Latest data shared by…
- India
IndiGo drops 717 slots as DGCA cuts winter flights
Mumbai: IndiGo has vacated more than 700 slots at various domestic airports, following aviation watchdog DGCA curtailing the country’s largest airline’s winter flights by 10 per cent after massive operational disruptions in…
- India
2025 IndiGo crisis: DGCA penalises airline Rs 22 crore
Mumbai: Airlines regulator Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday, January 17, slapped penalties totalling Rs 22.20 crore for the massive flight disruptions in December, and warned CEO Pieter Elbers and…
- India
IndiGo crisis: Competition Commission seeks info from airline, DGCA
New Delhi: Competition Commission has sought information from IndiGo as well as aviation regulator DGCA in order to assess whether the country’s largest airline indulged in unfair business practices against the backdrop…
- Technology
DGCA data shows IndiGo share slide to 63.6pc, Air India climbs
New Delhi: Low-cost airline IndiGo, which faced severe crisis earlier this month, witnessed its domestic market share drop to 63.6 per cent in the month of November, according to latest data from…
- India
IndiGo cancels 67 flights, cites ‘bad weather’ and ‘operational reasons’
Mumbai: Domestic carrier IndiGo on Thursday cancelled 67 flights from multiple airports due to “forecasted” bad weather and operational reasons, according to the airline’s website. Of the 67 cancelled flights, only four…
- Technology
IndiGo’s Turkey lease extension ends March 2026, No more extensions
New Delhi: IndiGo has been allowed to operate five narrow body planes leased from Turkey only till March 2026 and no further extension will be given, according to aviation regulator DGCA. The…
- India
Correction steps will follow probe report on IndiGo disruptions: Officials
New Delhi: Authorities will take elaborate and corrective actions after studying the probe panel report into the recent massive flight disruptions at IndiGo, a senior official said on Friday. The four-member panel…