The flight crew of an IndiGo Airlines (6E) flight from Delhi (DEL) to Baku (GYD) has been taken off flying duty while the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) looks into whether they took off without the necessary air traffic control (ATC) clearance.
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On Friday, Lucknow-bound IndiGo Airlines flight faced delays at Mumbai airport when a passenger asserted presence of a bomb under his seat.
India’s largest domestic carrier, IndiGo Airlines (6E) flight from Jaipur (JAI) to Kolkata (CCU) made an emergency landing back at JAI.
There were echoes of “Jai Shri Ram,” “Vande Mataram,” and “Hamane Mandir Wahin Banaya Hai” on the flights. Some passengers even sang devotional songs (‘Bhajans’) within the aircraft.
A passenger aboard the IndiGo Airlines (6E) flight 6E221 from Bengaluru (BLR) to Ranchi (IXR) accused the airline of failing to fulfill commitments regarding hotel accommodations following a diversion, leading to forced deboarding.
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) under the Civil Aviation Ministry has levied a fine of ₹1.2 crore on IndiGo (6E) in connection to an incident where passengers were observed having food on the tarmac at Mumbai airport
IndiGo Airline reported that they have lodged a complaint against the passenger, and the legal process is currently in progress
On Thursday (Jan 11, 2024), Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, joined by Union Minister VK Singh and other senior officials, inaugurated the inaugural tri-weekly flights by IndiGo Airlines (6E) connecting Ahmedabad (AMD) and Ayodhya (AYJ).
IndiGo (6E) flight undergoes emergency landing in Nagpur following a passenger’s chest pain. The individual was promptly hospitalized
Introduced by the IndiGo in early October 2023, the fuel charge has been eliminated as of Jan 4, 2024.