GoAir cancels flights for second day in a row amid pilot shortage

GoAir cancelled around twenty of its scheduled 330 flights on Tuesday because of non-availability of pilots caused by previous schedule disruptions and implementation of new regulations on pilot duty time.

GoAir will face action for not providing rest to its pilots in line with rules, said a senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official.

The Mumbai-based airline has over 300 captains (including 65 expat pilots) and an equal number of first officers and is currently operating 48 of its 54 planes, sources said.

DGCA regulations specify the number of hours a pilot can fly in 24 hours, number of landings they can make and minimum rest period prior to a flight. The rules are designed to minimise pilot fatigue. “We are checking details of all the flights operated by the airline from November 1.