The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the West Asia region and its possible implications on air travel between India and countries in the region, the ministry said.
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar alleged on Saturday that big businessmen and politicians are conspiring to delay as well as “control” the investigation into the January 28 air crash in which his late uncle and former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar was killed in Baramati, Pune.
The Minister further stated that the government can interfere and cap the airfares only under "extraordinary circumstances".
The Aviation Ministry summoned IndiGo's top management, including CEO Pieter Elbers, to review the measures taken by the airline to stabilise its operations.
No adverse trend has been reported in reliability reports of Air India during the last six months in respect of AI171 that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
