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Parliament standing panel to summon airlines & DGCA next week over IndiGo fiasco

Parliament standing panel to summon airlines & DGCA next week over IndiGo fiasco

The parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture will summon airlines and aviation regulator DGCA next week over the IndiGo fiasco.Sources said the panel, headed by JDU’s Sanjay Kumar Jha, will hold the meeting on Dec 15 or 16 with all stakeholders. “We will examine all aspects of the developments that led to mass cancellation of flights by IndiGo, and subsequently other airlines charging exorbitant fares,” said a source. He added that the episode has pointed to serious issues that need to be fixed.

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