In cockpit of crisis-hit ministry, Naidu facing high pressure gauge reading
New Delhi: In a series of television interviews following the air travel chaos caused by IndiGo’s flight cancellations, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu squarely put the blame for the pandemonium on the airline and vowed strict action.
This was uncharacteristic of Naidu as he’s always been restrained in his public posture. But scenes of overflowing airports and distressed travellers at the peak of the wedding and holiday season playing out on TV and social media have put the first-time minister under an uncomfortable spotlight.
