IndiGo crisis: Aviation minister blames gross mismanagement, says no pilot hiring at airline for last six months

Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu has said that the central government will consider IndiGo capacity curbs once the airline presents a plan, outlining how it intends to stabilise operations. The clarification on easing curbs on IndiGo comes a day after the ministry ordered the country’s largest airline to cut its flight operations by 10%, following days of widespread cancellations and delays.

Ram Mohan Naidu also said that there was “gross mismanagement” on part of the airline, adding that there was no pilot hiring at the airline in the past six months.