Centre Planning Big IndiGo Crackdown, Likely To Seek CEO Pieter Elbers' Removal: Sources

The government is likely to seek the removal of IndiGo's CEO Pieter Elbers, sources have indicated, after the airline's chaotic handling of the new rules for pilots' rest hours led to mass cancellations and stranded thousands of passengers across the country.

An unprecedented crackdown on the airline is in the works, they hinted, as the country's aviation ministry summoned IndiGo's officials this evening. A heavy financial penalty is also being weighed on the budget carrier that commands nearly two-thirds of the domestic market share, sources added.