The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sought a report from the airline — which over time constructed a repute for punctuality — on the sudden, sharp dip.
Source: Aviation ministry web site
Incidentally, Tata Group Air India and AI Express have been conducting stroll-in interviews for hiring cabin crew lately. Industry insiders say a big proportion of IndiGo cabin crew no reveals this weekend might have been as a consequence of them going for AI stroll-in interviews.
Comments from IndiGo have been sought and are awaited.
In the previous few months, crew discontent has been brewing amid IndiGo over continued pandemic time pay cuts. To ensure, the post-Omicron revival in home visitors has been sharply hit by surging gas costs that compelled airways to boost airfares.
On July 2, 2022, a number of IndiGo flights have been delayed ready for cabin crew. Ministry information reveals that 2,591 home and 46 worldwide flights operated on Saturday. The on-time efficiency of completely different airways Saturday was: AirAsia India at 98.3%, GoFirst at 88%, Vistara at 86.3%, SpiceJet at 80.4% and Air India at 77.1%. IndiGo was on the backside at 45.2%, probably its worst ever figures.
“A large number of cabin crew members were on leave. This almost mass leave saw OTP plunging,” stated sources.
