Grounding of aircraft won’t hit services: Jayant Sinha

Grounding of aircraft won’t hit services: Jayant Sinha

Context

Indigo and GoAir cancellations of close to 630 domestic flights this month

Backdrop

Recently some concerns had been raised in the media regarding grounding of aircraft with specified neo engines and resultant cancellations of flights

Government’s response

Government stated that

• The capacity impacted by this measure, which has been done to ensure safety in the sky, impacts only a small proportion (1-2%) of the overall capacity in the system
• The 1-2% capacity impact on the system is small in the light of the industry adding capacity at 20% year-on-year