New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- Civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Thursday, 22 January 2026, ordered India's largest airline operator, IndiGo, to dismiss a senior vice president, while issuing warnings to six senior executives, including the company's Chief Operating Officer (COO), according to a law officer, aware of the development.

DGCA's submission was made in a PIL seeking a judicial inquiry into the IndiGo flight chaos, which resulted in mass cancellations of flights, passenger compensations, and additional ground support to assist the stranded passengers in December 2025.

Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma represented the civil aviation ministry and DGCA, and the judge bench comprised of...