GENEVA: (Dec 10) The new flight duty regulations for pilots appear to be much more restrictive compared to other jurisdictions and it is a matter of time before things settle down, global airlines’ grouping IATA’s Chief Willie Walsh has said.
The comments also come against the backdrop of significant operational disruptions faced by India’s largest airline IndiGo in the past one week that had resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations and impacted thousands of passengers.
Lack of proper planning in implementing the second phase of the Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms that came into force from November 1 is one of the key reasons for the IndiGo flight disruptions which have almost stabilised now.
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