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Centre orders 10 per cent curtailment in IndiGo flights

New Delhi, Dec 9 (UNI) In the wake of the week-long disruptions and chaos in airline operations, union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Tuesday ordered 10 per cent curtailment of IndiGo airline's winter schedule flights.
"The Ministry considers it necessary to curtail the overall Indigo routes, which will help in stabilising the airline’s operations and lead to reduced cancellations. A curtailment of 10% has been ordered," the minister wrote, taking tothe social media platform X.
This is being done as punishment for the airline not having worked out its crew hiring plans to meet the DGCA's rostering and off-hour notification, sources said.
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