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A full of 2,645 positions are lying vacant astatine the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and 3 aviation regulators, DGCA, BCAS and AERA, the authorities said connected Thursday (February 5, 2026).
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said capable steps are taken from clip to clip to capable up vacancies nether the Ministry, including its attached offices and regulatory bodies.
At the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), determination are 787 vacancies, mostly owed to the instauration of 441 further posts arsenic portion of the restructuring undertaken during 2022-2024.
The Minister said that astatine the Airports Authority of India (AAI), determination are 1,667 vacancies pertaining to nonstop recruitment (executive) posts.
"To code these, AAI has expedited recruitment, redeployed unit astatine operationally delicate airports, created further ATCO posts successful enactment with expanding airspace requirements...," helium said.
ATCO refers to Air Traffic Controllers.
According to the Minister, astatine the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA), 180 and 11 positions are vacant, respectively.
"BCAS and AERA are deputation-based organisations; vacancy circulars are issued periodically to capable posts successful accordance with the prescribed norms," helium added.
In a abstracted written reply, Mr. Mohol said that a full of 6,936 flights were cancelled by IndiGo during the past 3 months affecting 10,81,680 passengers.
He besides said that implicit optimisation of operations, inadequate regulatory preparedness on with deficiencies successful strategy bundle support, shortcomings successful absorption operation and operational power were among the reasons for the airline's formation cancellations successful December 2025.
Additionally, during December 2025 a sizeable fig of flights were cancelled owed to adverse weather, helium added.
