Passengers are likely to face harrowing times with IndiGo and GoAir deciding to cancel more than 600 flights this month – of which 488 are by IndiGo alone – following the grounding of 11 Airbus 320neo planes with faulty Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines.
The cancellations by the two budget carriers, which operate more than 1,200 flights daily on average, may significantly disrupt the summer schedule.
IndiGo, which has the largest share in the domestic aviation market, would be cancelling as many as 488 flights during the period 15-31 March.
To view the entire list of the cancelled IndiGo flights, click here.
GoAir has decided to cancel a total of 138 flights between 15-24 March, as per announcements.
To view the entire list of the cancelled GoAir flights, click here.
Here’s what you need to know about the cancellation of the flights:
While the airlines have said choice of alternative flights and refund would be offered to the passengers, it was not immediately clear how the process would be implemented.
While an IndiGo spokesperson said the airline follows all the guidelines as per the relevant provisions of the applicable regulations, to the same query, a GoAir spokesperson told PTI:
The DGCA stipulates certain norms to be followed in case of cancelled flights and in the current situation, the grounding of a total of 11 A320neos powered by faulty P&W engines has been done after the regulator's directive.
While IndiGo and GoAir have a total of 45 A320neo planes with P&W engines, 14 of them are on the ground.
(With inputs from PTI)
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