The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, on Saturday (December 20, 2025) directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and other stakeholders to submit reports on the recent flight crisis and related issues during a meeting held in Chennai.
Sources said senior representatives from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, DGCA, Airports Authority of India, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, private airlines – including IndiGo’s Chief Financial Officer – and pilot associations such as the Federation of Indian Pilots and the Indian Pilots Guild appeared before the PAC.
Public Accounts Committee tells DGCA to hold a complete safety audit of all aircraft
It is learnt that the pilot associations asserted the crisis could have been averted and that there was adequate availability of pilots. The airline, however, defended itself citing “external factors” and issues related to the crew roster system.
The PAC took strong exception to the absence of the DGCA Chairman from the meeting and, sources said, sought an explanation for the same.
