New Delhi: In a stinging intervention, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday took cognizance of the unprecedented IndiGo flight disruptions and demanded that the Centre explain how the crisis spiralled into a nationwide shutdown of operations.

The court’s remarks come amid mass cancellations that have grounded over 4,600 flights in the past nine days, leaving thousands of passengers stranded across India.

A bench led by Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya grilled the government on the systemic failure that allowed such a massive operational collapse. “Question is, why did such a situation precipitate? Who is responsible? It is not [just a question of individual passengers stranded at airports. The question is a loss to the economy,” the Chief Justice said, as quoted by LiveLaw.

The court expressed “

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