Prevent IndiGo-like crisis or flight safety? DGCA’s Catch-22 could decide your summer travel plans

Indias aviation regulator must decide on pilot duty rules. This decision impacts airlines summer schedules starting March 29. The regulator balances preventing pilot shortages and ensuring safety. Airlines want extensions on current relaxations. The decision will affect flight numbers and fares. Overworked pilots and safety risks are a concern. Airlines are hiring more pilots.