New Delhi: Safety in civil aviation is completely non-negotiable,” declared Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu today in the parliament, responding to the severe nationwide disruption in IndiGo flights.

He emphasised that no airline, however large, will be allowed to disrupt passenger travel or compromise safety standards.

The minister told MPs that the ongoing crisis with IndiGo was traced to “crew-rostering failures” and internal planning lapses on the airline’s part — not to external technical glitches or faults with scheduling software.

He added that stringent civil-aviation regulations (“CARs”) exist precisely to safeguard travellers in cases of flight delays or cancellations, and reiterated the government’s commitment to upholding “top global standards” in airline safety and o

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