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IndiGo, GoAir cancel flights after DGCA orders grounding of A320neo planes
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SME Times News Bureau | 13 Mar, 2018
A day after the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) directed the grounding of 11 A320neo
aircraft, budget carrier Indigo cancelled 47 flights on various routes,
according to the information available on the airline's website, while
GoAir had to cancel some flights originating out of eight centres.
Indigo
said passengers were given the option to either choose another flight
at no additional cost or cancel their booking and get a full refund.
GoAir too said the same thing.
In an statement on Tuesday, the
airline said: "IndiGo has cancelled certain flights due to the grounding
of our aircraft further to the DGCA directions which has been issued in
the interest of safety. While we understand that this may cause
inconvenience to some of our passengers, given that we have multiple
flights to the same destination, we are proactively re-accommodating all
our affected passengers on other flights."
"GoAir has complied
with the DGCA directive by grounding the late serial number PW GTF
engines. This has resulted in the cancellation of some flights
originating out of 8 centres. Flight schedules are being altered to
accommodate those affected. Alternate arrangements are made or offered
to minimise impact and inconvenience. In cases where appropriate, free
cancellation and re-booking options have been made available," a GoAir
spokesperson said.
GoAir, however, clarified that none of its flights between Delhi and Mumbai got cancelled.
"GoAir
has cancelled some flights from eight cities that include, Bengaluru,
Cochin, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bhubhaneshwar, Kolkata, Lucknow and Delhi,"
the spokesperson added.
Citing safety concerns, the aviation
industry regulator asked IndiGo and GoAir to ground a total of 11
A320neo aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney 1100 engines.
Out ot the 11, eight are operated by IndiGo while GoAir operates three, the DGCA said in a statement.
With this, all the A320neo aircraft with PW1100 engines beyond serial number 450 have been taken off operation in India.
DGCA said: "Both IndiGo and GoAir have been told not to refit these engines, which are spare with them in their inventory."
The
directive came immediately after an IndiGo A320neo VT-ITA flight
reported engine failure and had to make an emergency landing at
Ahmedabad following take off from the same airport on Monday.
Previously,
the DGCA had ordered grounding of three aircraft in IndiGo's A320neo
fleet after the European Aviation Safety Agency issued an emergency
airworthiness directive regarding similar A320neos on February 9, 2018.
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