Aircraft grounding: IndiGo, GoAir to cancel more than 600 flights due to engine malfunction

The grounding of planes due to engine malfunction have led IndiGo and GoAir to cancel around 620 flights this month. IndiGo has decided to cancel around 480; the rest are of Go Air.

The airlines will give passengers an option to choose an alternate flight or get a full refund.

IndiGo and GoAir cancelled around 70 and 55 flights on Wednesday and Thursday. The passengers who were affected were accommodated in another airline. "We have around 16 departure daily on Delhi-Mumbai route. If two flights are cancelled, we have a network



to accommodate the passengers on other flights,” said a senior IndiGo official.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday grounded 11 Airbus A320 neo aircraft due to recurring malfunctions in their engines. Of the 11 aircraft, eight belong to IndiGo and three to GoAir. The malfunction has occurred with sub-population of engines manufactured by Pratt and Whitney (PW).

The problem stems from a component that can show early signs of wear and is located in an area that must withstand high pressure.