New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday imposed a Indian Rs 22.2 crore penalty on IndiGo, after conducting a probe into massive disruptions in the airline’s flight operations last month that affected hundreds of thousands of travellers. 50 crore bank guarantees to ensure implementation of reforms in four areas: leadership and governance, manpower planning, digital systems and board oversight. The guarantee will be released in phases, only after the civil aviation regulator verified compliance at each stage. The DGCA will also undertake an internal inquiry on the instruction of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to identify and implement systemic improvements within the regulator. In a very unusual move, the airline’s response to the DGCA order came from the board of directors of InterGlobe Aviation, which operates IndiGo.

Source: Economic Times January 18, 2026 15:26 UTC