IndiGo Winter Flights Face Cuts, Slots Shift

• IndiGo flights to be cut, routes shifted to other airlines by government.
• Rs 745 cr refunded for 730,655 cancelled IndiGo PNRs (Dec 1-8).
• 6,000 of 9,000 delayed IndiGo bags delivered; rest by Tuesday.

Mumbai, Dec 8 (PTI) Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday said the government will curtail IndiGo's winter flight schedule and allocate them to other operators following the airline's recent

large-scale operational disruptions.

"We will curtail IndiGo's routes. They are currently operating 2,200 flights. We will definitely curtail them," Naidu told Doordarshan news channel.

The minister also said that refunds worth Rs 745 crore have been given for 7,30,655 cancelled PNRs from December 1 to 8 (as of 5 pm).

Besides this, he said that 6,000 of the 9,000 passenger bags have already been delivered, and the remaining ones are scheduled to be delivered by either tonight or Tuesday morning. PTI IAS BAL

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