The aviation regulator has decided to review the flight schedule of cash-strapped Jet Airways twice in a month to monitor the number of cancellations, two officials familiar with the matter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is also assessing the situation at IndiGo, which is cancelling almost 30 flights daily but said its operations are likely to return to normal in two or three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DGCA has approved the winter schedule of Jet Airways, but with the busy summer season approaching, the regulator wants to keep tabs on how many flights the airline is able to operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvery fifteen days, we will check how many flights Jet airways had in the schedule and how many they operated. Recently, they had to ground a few aircraft, which affected the flight schedules. The number of aircraft available and number of flights operated will be reviewed and slots in the summer schedule will be given accordingly,\u201d a DGCA official said on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A hailstorm in Delhi last week caused the diversion of 11 of its flights, and the airline claims this disrupted its operations; a number of flights were cancelled in subsequent days as the crew had to be readjusted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The operations will be completely normalized by the start of the summer schedule, March 31, 2019, the airline said. An IndiGo spokesperson said the airline was adjusting its flight schedule in the coming days by around 30 flights per day. \u201cThis is in order to stabilize the network and operations impacted due to various ongoing Notams and predicted bad weather in the coming days,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cancellations will affect the growth in aviation sector and it has an impact on both airlines and passengers,\u201d said Mark Martin, chief executive officer of Dubai-based Martin consulting. IndiGo informed the DGCA that it cancelled 49 flights on Wednesday, the airline said in a statement<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll these flights were cancelled with one to two days prior notice in order to re-accommodate passengers on flights at a similar time as booked. The cancellations on February 13 were caused by several factors like anticipated weather conditions on February 14 and Notams at various airports. This resulted in extended duty times which then made it necessary to re-roster our crew and optimize our operations,\u201d the spokesperson said .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Going forward, IndiGo has decided to curtail its schedule for the remaining period of February by approximately 30 flights a day. This is in order to stabilize its operation and adjust its crew rosters due to the reasons mentioned above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPassengers are in the process of being informed and re-accommodated. As a proactive measure IndiGo has decided to continue its curtailment until the end of March,\u201d the statement added. These 30 flights represent 2% of IndiGo\u2019s flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c In order to avoid inconvenience, these adjustments are being made in advance, enabling adequate notice to passengers. They are being accommodated close to their original flight schedule. These adjustments amount to 1 to 2% of the originally planned number of flights,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe industry as a whole is facing a crisis situation when it comes to pilots, especially commanders. This needs to be addressed as the capacity of the carriers are increasing and there are not enough pilots around,\u201d the person said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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