IndiGo, GoAir to cancel 600 plus flights
IndiGo and GoAir are planning to cancel around 620 flights this month due to engine malfunction. The airlines will give passengers an option to choose an alternate flight or get a full refund. Of which 480 belongs to IndiGo will cancel 480; the rest are of GoAir.
Earlier this week, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had grounded 11 Airbus A320 neo aircraft due to recurring malfunctions in their engines. The malfunction has occurred with sub-population of engines manufactured by Pratt and Whitney (PW). Of the 11, eight belongs to IndiGo and three to GoAir.
IndiGo has cancelled almost 488 flights from March 15 to March 31 and said it will not operate 36 flights between March 15 and March 21. Another 18 daily flights would remain cancelled between March 22 and March 24. Around 16 daily flights would remain cancelled between March 25 and March 31, which takes the total number of cancelled flights to 488 till March 31.
GoAir will cancel 138 flights between March 15 and March 22, and has cancelled seven daily flights between March 16 and March 24. They have also cancelled six services per week between March 15 and March 22, with a total of 138 flights cancelled altogether.