New Delhi, February 9 According to government data, the aviation regulator, DGCA, issued 352 show-cause notices to scheduled commercial airlines for various violations over the past two years.
IndiGo and Air India received 98 and 84 show-cause notices, respectively, during the period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025.
Among other airlines, Air India Express received 65 show-cause notices, followed by SpiceJet (45), Akasa Air (17), state-owned Alliance Air (23), Fly Big (12), AIX Connect (7) and Star Air (1) during this period, as per data provided by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) has been merged with Air India Express.
A total of 352 show-cause notices were issued, and penalties were imposed on the concerned airlines in relation to 139 notices, according to the data provided as part of a written reply by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol.
In the case of 113 show-cause notices, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued warnings, while satisfactory replies were received only in the case of 7 show-cause notices.
The Ministry did not provide details on the actions taken by the regulator for each airline.
In a separate written reply, Mohol stated that the DGCA has a robust mechanism in place to monitor the induction of aircraft by airlines, as well as their On-Time Performance (OTP) and route rationalization.
Airlines have inducted 8 aircraft – 1 wide-body and 7 narrow-body – till January 31 this year.