Indian Airlines Served 352 Show Cause Notices By DGCA Over Last 2 Years, Reveals Civil Aviation Ministry

Mumbai, Feb 10: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued 352 show cause notices to scheduled commercial airlines in 2024 and 2025. The aviation regulator penalised Indian airlines in 139 of these cases and issued warnings in 113 cases.

Data tabled in Rajya Sabha

The information was revealed in the latest data released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) in the Rajya Sabha on Monday while replying to a question by Member of Parliament Saket Gokhale.

Airlines-wise break-up

According to the data, the highest number of notices were issued to the Air India Group, including 84 to Air India, 65 to Air India Express and seven to AIX Connect, which has now merged into Air India Express. IndiGo, which is India’s largest carrier according to market share, was issued 98 notices over the two years.

Similarly, SpiceJet was issued 45 notices, Alliance Air 23, Akasa Air 17, Fly Big 12, and one show cause notice was issued to Star Air.

Penalties and suspensions

Among the 352 cases in which notices were issued to commercial airlines, the DGCA penalised them in 139 cases, which is 40 per cent of the total notices, and issued warnings in 113 cases. In 33 cases, the regulator ordered suspension, while in 15 cases, approvals were withdrawn.

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Regulatory monitoring

“Real-time monitoring of surveillance activities is carried out by DGCA through the MIS portal available on the eGCA portal,” stated Minister Mohol in a written reply.

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