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A very shocking and disturbing news is coming out for the passengers traveling by air. The country’s largest and popular budget airline IndiGo has suddenly taken a big decision and announced the complete closure of many of its important flights from August 31. This unexpected move of the company has come as a big blow to thousands of passengers who were planning their bookings for the upcoming festive season and holidays. Let us know in detail why the airline has taken such a big and tough decision and what effect it is going to have on the common passengers.
Why did Indigo suddenly have to stop its flights?
According to information received from aviation sector and company insiders, this decision of IndiGo is not due to any technical fault, but is entirely related to strategic and operational reasons. Actually, the company is reviewing its fleet and this step has to be taken due to the decreasing number of passengers or lack of availability of aircraft on some selected routes. Apart from this, the ever-increasing operating expenses in the aviation industry and problems related to maintenance of engines are also being considered as a major reason for this decision, due to which the airline is having to re-schedule its entire route map.
Increased tension of passengers of affected routes and mathematics of refund
After the deadline of 31st August came out, there was panic among the passengers who had already booked tickets on these routes. The sudden cancellation of flights has not only ruined people’s travel plans, but has also forced them to buy expensive tickets from other airlines at the last moment. However, IndiGo management has assured the affected passengers that they will either be given a full refund as per rules or will be offered seats on alternative flights without any extra charges. Despite this, this sudden news has increased the problems of the passengers considerably.
Will air tickets become more expensive in the coming days?
Aviation experts believe that the direct impact of closure of flights by an airline with a large market share like IndiGo can be seen on the airfares of the respective routes. When the number of flights on a route is less and the demand remains the same, other airlines take advantage of the opportunity and raise their ticket prices sky high. In such a situation, if you are also planning an air travel in September or thereafter, then it would be better for you to check the status of your flight now so that you do not have to face any major mental and financial problems at the last moment.
