DGCA seeks clarification from IndiGo on flight delay; shares fall 4%

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Shares of InterGlobe Aviation -- parent firm of IndiGo -- fell 3.7 per cent to Rs 1,589 apiece on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade amid reports that a large number of cabin crew members of the airline did not report for duty on Saturday, delaying over 50 per cent of the flights. Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has reportedly sought a clarification from IndiGo.

DGCA officials told news agency ANI that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation took "strong cognizance against IndiGo and (has) ought a clarification/ explanation behind the massive flight delays nationwide".

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