India airlines group opposes country’s bid to tighten cabin crew fatigue rules
NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (Reuters) – A group representing India’s top airlines IndiGo and Air India has asked the government to dilute proposed fatigue management rules for cabin crew, warning they could disrupt flight schedules and limit growth prospects, a letter shows. The pushback from the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) on a key Indian government proposal comes after IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, cancelled about 4,500 flights in December due to poor planning for new fatigue management rules for pilots. The cabin crew rules proposed in October call for boosting minimum weekly rest to 48 hours from 36 hours