The Catch Up: IndiGo delays and cancellations (Dec 5)

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
This is a catch up on three things by The
Indian Express and I'm Flora Swine. Today's the fifth of
December and Hiradi headlines in top story today, Indigo's on
time performance at six major metro airports crashed at just
eight point five percent, according to data on the Civil
Aviation Ministry's website. As nationwide disruptions intensified, the airline also

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announced that all departing domestic flights from Delhi Airport would
remain canceled until midnight. Over four hundred flights were canceled
and many more delayed. Indigo admitted its network had been
significantly disrupted over the past two days and apologized to passengers.
It informed the DGCA that it will begin reducing flights
from the eighth of December, that's on Monday, and expects

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full operational stability only by tenth of February next year,
thus acknowledging planning gaps while implementing Phase two of FDTL norms.
In more Indigo news, as the airline battled massive operational disruptions,
the DGC today granted the airline a one time temporary

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exemption from certain night operations related provisions under the new
MDTL norms until the tenth of February. Indigo, which holds
over sixty percent of India's domestic market, had requested these
relaxations a day earlier while notifying the regulator that it
would cut flight operations. The DGCS said the exemptions are
being granted solely to support operational stabilization and must not

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be viewed as a dilution of safety requirements. As a
consequence of Indigo's crisis and the airline's operations severely hit
and hundreds of flights canceled, passengers across the country phase
chaos as limited availability has caused fares to skyrocket. The

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only Mumbai Deli flight available today showed a fair of
fifty eight hundred and sixty UO page, while the lone
Deli Mumbai option was prized at forty eight thousand, nine
seventy two. Several routes had no seats at all. The
Mumbai Bengaluru sector showed no flights today or tomorrow, and
Delhi bengalurufairs for tomorrow began at thirty nine thousand, one
hundred and one rupees. Similarly, Tlimumbai flights for tomorrow began

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at twenty four thousand, nine hundred and ninety nine rupees,
while Mumbai Delhi on the same day opened at nineteen thousand,
two hundred and fifteen nine rupees. In other major news
of the day, India and Russia finalized a strategic economic
roadmap for twenty thirty and signed agreements on labor mobility,
fertilizer supply and three thirty day tourist visas for Russian nationals.

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Following Prime Minister Narrange Ramodi's meeting with President Vladimir put
In today. During their hour long conversation at hyderabadh House
in the national capital, the leaders discussed the Ukraine War
and deepening collaboration across political, economic and strategic sectors. Pmod
reaffirmed India's commitment to global peace efforts, stress that India
is not neutral but on the side of peace, while

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calling for an end to the Ukraine conflict through sustained
dialogue as a part of the Russian president's Today India visit.
Speaking at the India Rushia Business Forum, Putin emphasized the
strong growth in bilateral economic ties, noting trade has risen
eighty percent over the past three years, reaching sixty four

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billion dollars last year, which is one of the highest
figures recorded. Put In also praised India's rapid economic rise,
crediting Prime Minister Modi for guiding the nation through an
independent and sovereign policy. He said initiatives like Making India
were advancing technological self reliance and highlighted the global leadership
of India's IT and pharmaceutical sectors, calling them symbols of

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its expanding economic influence. That's all for today. This was
a catch up on three things by the Indian Express.