IndiGo Winter Schedule Cut, 15-Day Probe Ordered for Crew Management: Naidu

• Government will curtail IndiGo’s winter flight schedule and redistribute routes to other airlines due to recent operational disruptions.
• Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu ordered a 15-day probe by a DGCA committee into IndiGo's crew and pilot utilization failures.
• Naidu stated the crisis exposed IndiGo's internal issues with crew management, despite prior court orders and ministry interactions.
• The minister stressed strengthening the DGCA and revisiting rules to protect passenger rights during operations and crises.
• Rs 745 crore in refunds issued for 730,655 cancelled IndiGo PNRs (Dec 1-8); most lost bags returned.

Why It Matters: Government cuts IndiGo flights, probing failures to protect passengers.