IndiGo Crisis: Union Claims Airline Engineered Safety Rule Rollback

• IndiGo faced over 500 flight cancellations, causing widespread passenger disruption.
• The civil aviation ministry paused new pilot Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) rules following the crisis.
• Pilot unions allege IndiGo engineered the crisis to force a rollback of safety regulations.
• Critics blame IndiGo's poor planning and "lean manpower strategy" for the disruptions, not just FDTL.
• An official inquiry has been launched to investigate the cause of the IndiGo flight chaos.

Why It Matters: Passenger safety may be compromised as pilot rest rules are relaxed under airline pressure.