Rajya Sabha MPs question govt on IndiGo cancellations

Raising the issue of IndiGo flight cancellations, several members in the Rajya Sabha on Monday asked the government to clarify whether the lapse was on the part of the airline or the government.

During the question hour, Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman raised the question and asked Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu to give clarity on the chaos resulting from the large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations over the past few days. Suman was joined by Congress leader Pramod Tiwari who also asked whether it was a failure of 'Automatic Message Switching System'.

To this, Naidu replied that there was no failure of AMSS and only a delay was reported, and that the issue has largely to do with internal planning of the IndiGo.


Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora expressed gratitude to the Union minister for issuing a showcause notice to the airlines and suggested that more companies should be roped in into the aviation industry.

AIADMK MP Thambi Durai while sharing his personal experience asked that if there was an issue, why did the airline continue to let people book flights despite the cancellations. "I was at the Delhi airport from 6 am to 2 pm to go to Chennai on December 4. If there was a problem, why was IndiGo allowed to book tickets? I read in the newspaper that money will be returned immediately. Returning money is different but what were the precautionary measures taken by the government. Air India currently is charging ₹75,000 for Executive Class and we, as MPs, have to book that... There should be a capping of prices," Durai urged.