Weekly Rest for Pilots Mandatory, No Relaxation Granted: DGCA Tells Delhi High Court

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation informed the Delhi High Court that weekly rest for airline pilots is compulsory and no airline has been given any relaxation from this requirement.

The case arose from a public interest litigation questioning the DGCA’s decision to keep certain provisions of the revised Flight Duty Time Limitation rules in abeyance.

The DGCA clarified that although limited relief was granted to IndiGo for night operations until February 10, the mandate on weekly rest remains in force. The Court issued notice to the Central government, DGCA and IndiGo, and sought their replies to the petition.

The matter will be taken up again after four weeks.