MUMBAI: Passengers are more likely to face harrowing times with IndiGo and GoAir deciding to cancel more than 600 flights this month, of which 480 are by means of IndiGo on my own, following grounding of 11 A320 neo planes with faulty Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines.
The cancellations by means of the two budget carriers, which operate more than 1,200 flights day-to-day on moderate, would possibly considerably disrupt the summer schedule. There used to be no fast clarity about the way imaginable compensation and selection choices could be made to be had to the passengers already having tickets.
IndiGo, which has the biggest proportion within the domestic aviation market, could be cancelling as many as 488 flights all the way through the period March 15-31. GoAir has made up our minds to cancel a total of 138 flights between March 15-22, as according to bulletins made on their respective web sites.
According to the curtailed flight schedule submitted to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and posted on the airline's web site, IndiGo would not operate 36 day-to-day flights between March 15 and March 21.
Another 18 day-to-day flights would stay cancelled between March 22 and March 24. The collection of flights cancelled between March 25 and March 31 stands at 16 according to day, the airline indicated.
This takes the full collection of cancelled flights to 488 until the tip of this month.
The revised schedule of Wadia group-promoted GoAir confirmed that the airline has cancelled seven day-to-day flights to 10 destinations between March 16 and March 24 except cancelling six products and services per week between March 15 and March 22. On the entire, 138 flights stand cancelled.
Put in combination, IndiGo and GoAir have cancelled around 626 flights.
While the airlines have mentioned that selection of selection flights and refund could be introduced for the passengers, it used to be not in an instant clear how the method could be implemented.
While an IndiGo spokesperson mentioned the airline follows all of the guidelines as according to the relevant provisions of the applicable rules, to the same question, a GoAir spokesperson mentioned, "We follow the process as specified by DGCA in its CAR (Civil Aviation Requirement). The same has also been published on our website."
The DGCA stipulates positive norms to be followed in case of cancelled flights and within the current state of affairs, the grounding of a total of 11 A320 neos, powered by means of faulty P&W engines has been accomplished after the regulator's directive.
While IndiGo and GoAir have a total of 45 A320 neo planes with P&W engines, 14 of them are on the flooring.
The cancellations by means of the two budget carriers, which operate more than 1,200 flights day-to-day on moderate, would possibly considerably disrupt the summer schedule. There used to be no fast clarity about the way imaginable compensation and selection choices could be made to be had to the passengers already having tickets.
IndiGo, which has the biggest proportion within the domestic aviation market, could be cancelling as many as 488 flights all the way through the period March 15-31. GoAir has made up our minds to cancel a total of 138 flights between March 15-22, as according to bulletins made on their respective web sites.
According to the curtailed flight schedule submitted to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and posted on the airline's web site, IndiGo would not operate 36 day-to-day flights between March 15 and March 21.
Another 18 day-to-day flights would stay cancelled between March 22 and March 24. The collection of flights cancelled between March 25 and March 31 stands at 16 according to day, the airline indicated.
This takes the full collection of cancelled flights to 488 until the tip of this month.
The revised schedule of Wadia group-promoted GoAir confirmed that the airline has cancelled seven day-to-day flights to 10 destinations between March 16 and March 24 except cancelling six products and services per week between March 15 and March 22. On the entire, 138 flights stand cancelled.
Put in combination, IndiGo and GoAir have cancelled around 626 flights.
While the airlines have mentioned that selection of selection flights and refund could be introduced for the passengers, it used to be not in an instant clear how the method could be implemented.
While an IndiGo spokesperson mentioned the airline follows all of the guidelines as according to the relevant provisions of the applicable rules, to the same question, a GoAir spokesperson mentioned, "We follow the process as specified by DGCA in its CAR (Civil Aviation Requirement). The same has also been published on our website."
The DGCA stipulates positive norms to be followed in case of cancelled flights and within the current state of affairs, the grounding of a total of 11 A320 neos, powered by means of faulty P&W engines has been accomplished after the regulator's directive.
While IndiGo and GoAir have a total of 45 A320 neo planes with P&W engines, 14 of them are on the flooring.
A320 neo engine issue: IndiGo cancels 488 flights, GoAir 138
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March 15, 2018
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