Aviation regulator DGCA has summoned IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers to appear at its headquarters on Thursday at 3 pm, demanding a detailed briefing on the airline’s recent operational meltdown.

The directive, issued Wednesday, requires Elbers and key departmental heads to present comprehensive data on flight restoration efforts, pilot and cabin crew availability, recruitment plans, cancellations, and refunds.

The move follows days of massive disruptions that saw thousands of IndiGo flights cancelled, delayed, or rescheduled. In response, the DGCA has set up a four-member probe committee tasked with identifying the root causes of the breakdown.

The panel, comprising Joint DG Sanjay Brahamane, Deputy Director General Amit Gupta, Senior Flight Operations Inspector Kapil Manglik, and FOI Lokesh

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