IndiGo cancels around 180 flights from Bengaluru and Hyderabad

IndiGo cancelled approximately 180 flights from Bengaluru and Hyderabad on Tuesday as disruptions at the crisishit airline continued for the eighth consecutive day according to the PTI sourcesIndiGo is not operating 58 flights to and from Hyderabad on Tuesday Of these 14 are arrivals and 44 departures the sources said adding that the number of cancellations at Bengaluru Airport stood at 121 of which 58 are arrivals and 63 departuresMeanwhile the carrier is likely to lose some of its routes to other domestic airlines during the ongoing winter schedule after Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the government will definitely reduce IndiGo slotsThe Rahul Bhatiacontrolled airline operates over 2200 flights per day from 90odd domestic destinations and 40plus abroad destinations reported news agency PTIWe will definitely reduce the number of routes which are in IndiGos winter schedule The order to this effect will be issued This will be a kind of penalty on the airline as they will not be able to fly on those curtailed routes Naidu told DD News on MondayHe said the routes which will be reduced from IndiGos schedule will be given to other carriers He added that when the airline demonstrates the ability to operate them they will be returned to IndiGoThe Gurugrambased carrier which commands over 65 per cent of Indias total domestic traffic had cancelled over 560 flights from six metro airports alone on MondayIndiGo flight cancellation chaos to be discussed in Lok Sabha aviation minister to speak todayUnion Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu will speak in the Lok Sabha at 12 pm on Tuesday regarding the ongoing IndiGo flight cancellations issue a day after addressing the issue in the Rajya SabhaThe discussion follows widespread flight delays and cancellations across IndiGorsquos network which have left passengers stranded at airports nationwide reported news agency ANIIn his Rajya Sabha remarks the Minister clarified that the problems faced by passengers were linked to the airlinersquos internal crew rostering and operational planning rather than the Aircraft Maintenance and Scheduling System AMSSEmphasising passenger safety Naidu stated that ldquothere will be no compromise on safetyrdquo He also highlighted that stringent Civil Aviation Requirements CARs are in place to protect passengers affected by flight disruptionsFor all passengers who have faced difficulties due to delays and cancellations strict Civil Aviation Requirements CARs are in place Airline operators have to follow these requirements Regarding the software issue an inquiry has been made Continuous technology upgradation happens in this sector Our vision from the government is to have top global standards for the aviation sector in the country he said reported ANIThe Minister Naidu explained that the problems at IndiGo were related to crew rostering and internal operational planning which the airline is responsible for managing on a daytoday basis He added that thorough consultations have been held with all stakeholders concerning Flight Time Limitations FTTL guidelines and emphasised that there will be no compromise on safetyWith inputs from Agencies