DGCA fines Vistara ₹70L

Vistara airlines has paid a record penalty of ₹70 lakh imposed by India’s civil aviation regulator for not operating the minimum number of mandated flights to underserved areas of the country’s northeast, officials said.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had in October last yearfined the full-service carrier for not complying with the rules in April. “The airline paid the fine this month,” an official said, seeking anonymity.

Director general Arun Kumar confirmed the development but declined to comment further on the issue.