Air India Express flight cancellations - Ensure that passenger facilities comply with DGCA norms

HEADLINES TODAY - The Union Civil Ministry has sought a report from Air India Express regarding the cancellation of its flights and urged them to promptly address the issues. In addition, the airline has also been advised to ensure that passenger facilities comply with DGCA norms. This comes after the airline cancelled more than 80 international and domestic flights from Tuesday night until Wednesday morning due to a mass 'sick leave' taken by senior crew members of the airline. 
The airline, which is in the process of merging AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) with itself, is to operate 360 daily flights during the summer schedule that started in the last week of March. An Air India spokesperson stated that the airline is actively engaging with cabin crew members to comprehend the reasons behind their sick reports, and they also extended apologies for the flight disruptions. According to reports, discontent has been simmering among a faction of cabin crew members at the low-cost carrier, particularly since the initiation of the merger process. More than 200 cabin crew members have reported sick in protest against purported mismanagement within the airline, news agency PTI reported citing sources. The cabin crew shortage has resulted in the cancellation of at least more than 80 flights since Tuesday night and scores of flights were delayed.