The New Indian Express | Indigo has been fined a penalty of Rs 20 lakh by the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, for faulty training of pilots in specific categories of high-risk airports.
In a disclosure filed in the Bombay Stock Exchange as mandated by SEBI regulations, Indigo’s parent company, InterGlobe Aviation, has reported that the DGCA had levied Rs 20 lakh penalty on it.
Specifying the violation by the airline which resulted in the penalty, the airline attributes it to its “alleged failure to use qualified simulators for pilot training at Category C aerodromes.”
Category C or high-risk airports refer to aerodromes with challenging approaches or complicated terrain and only pilots who have undergone specialised training can operate flights in them.
Over 1,700 pilots in Indigo are provided with this critical airfield training as revealed through an earlier order the airline had received from the regulator.
In August 2025, DGCA issued a show cause notice to Indigo in connection with lapses in simulator training. Earlier, Air India Express too had received a similar notice in connection with the Calicut International Airport.
