IndiGo Flight Crisis: Delhi HC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Increased Compensation to Passengers

PIL in Delhi HC seeks to increase payout to Indigo passengers

Indigo operates around 410 aircraft with 5,700 pilots, translating to roughly 14 pilots per aircraft. This skeletal staffing model is insufficient, the plea said

Delhi HC refuses PIL seeking higher compensation for IndiGo flight passengers

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a PIL seeking four times compensation for passengers affected by IndiGo flight cancellations in November and December following the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rules.

Indigo Flight Crisis: Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Increased Compensation To Passengers

New Delhi, Dec 17: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking to direct the Centre and Indigo airline to pay four times the compensation of the full ticket price to all passengers whose tickets were cancelled during November and December after the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rollout. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said it has already taken cognisance of the iss…