DGCA finds safety lapses by IndiGo, issues notice to four senior officials
Mumbai: Indian civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued show cause notice to four senior officials at IndiGo and asked them to respond within 15 days, after a team of DGCA officials found several safety lapses at the airline during an unplanned surveillance carried out by the regulators on 8 July and 9 July, respectively.
The show cause notice was issued to Captain Sanjiv Bhalla, head of training, Captain Hemant Kumar, chief of flight safety, Captain Ashim Mitra, Vice President, flight operations, and Rakesh Srivastava who heads operational safety at the airline.
A copy of the show cause notice issued by DGCA to IndiGo has been reviewed by Mint. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) carried out the audit at the IndiGo office in Gurgaon on 8 July and 9 July.
