Chai! E be like say wahala don land for IndiGo wey be India biggest airline, oh! Di civil aviation regulator don slap dem with $2.45 million fine, no be small. Di koko be say dem na poor roster planning wey cause major flight cancellations wey scatter airports all over India last December.
Di whole matter start as IndiGo admit say dem get misjudgement and planning gaps when dem wan implement new policy for pilot rest. Na so over 4,000 flights, wey mostly na domestic, either cancel or delay for days, leaving passengers dey vex up and down for airport.
Di Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) no find am funny as dem begin release some serious penalties on top IndiGo. Dem talk say di airline no fit strike balance between commercial gain and di crew members’ ability to deliver correct service.
Na wetin be di essence of flying? Safe journey, abeg! Dem also order make IndiGo relieve di senior vice president wey dey run di operations control centre of im post. E no stop there oh! Di warning reach di big boys, including di CEO Pieter Elbers, for inadequate supervision of flight wahala and crisis management.
As dis fine land, we still dey wait for any serious response from IndiGo. Dem sure say things don reach serious level because IndiGo na king for di airspace with 60% of di domestic market share, flying over 2,000 flights every day. Dem get serious work to do to redeem dia image wey don dey get wahala.
Di sad part be say despite say dem get two years to prepare for di new rules, di operational meltdown show say dem no dey ready, and e na di biggest challenge dem don face since di airline begin run. You remember say for November 2024, IndiGo now dey carry 500,000 passengers daily? Wetin go happen to dat figure now?
As India dey rise as one of di fastest growing aviation markets for di world, dem sure say away dey so no go help dem meat passenger expectations for safety and comfort. Make we dey look as di matter dey unfold, because dis no go be last gist for dis airline matter. Naija, make we dey observant!
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