The budget carrier Go Air had canceled 18 domestic flights from cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Patna due to non-availability of aircraft and adequate cockpit crew, a source said.
The budget carrier has reported a series of incidents involving engine glitches, mainly in its A320 Neo planes, which has resulted in the non-availability of some of such planes for operations, the source said.
GoAir, issued a statement, stating that,
” Disruption in services was caused due to the protests happening because of the Citizenship Amendment Act coupled with the duty norms of the operating crew.”
“A combination of factors such as inclement weather, low visibility and anti-CAA protests in certain parts of the country have disrupted multiple flights across GoAir’s network. This was further aggravated with flight duty time limitations (FDTL) of the crew,”
The airline failed to state the number of flights not operating on Monday.
A passenger tweeted the following tweet in wake of its cancellation, “The abrupt cancellations of their flights are causing a lot of inconvenience to passengers. “GoAir texted me at 1.43 am for a flight at 4.55 am and ‘informs’ me that my flight is canceled… and says they will contact me within 24 hours… What am I to do till then?? Helpline no one answers!!,”
A spokesperson issued a statement, “Alternate flight arrangements are being explored to minimise the impact. Free cancellation and re-booking options have been offered to all those affected.”
The airline, however, assured that it has initiated all possible steps to minimize inconvenience to the passengers.
