In a major development in the IndiGo flight disruption crisis, civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday (December 12), sacked four Flight Operations Inspectors, according to sources. These inspectors were responsible for overseeing the readiness of IndiGo with the new pilot rest rules.

Flight Operations Inspectors are responsible for overseeing airline safety, pilot training and operational compliance. The DGCA hires active pilots on contract for five years during which they act as auditors and are barred from operating any aircrafts. Their job is to conduct periodic inspections to ensure that the airlines are following all regulations.

This move comes even as DGCA faces a lot of flak for the chaos that ensued after IndiGo cancelled hundreds of flig

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