DGCA slaps a fine on Go First for leaving 55 passengers stranded

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a fine of $12,265 to Go First as a penalty for leaving 55 passengers stranded at India’s Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru on January 9, 2022. The DGCA found Go First at fault for leaving the passengers stranded as it had been unable to take them due to a lack of proper calculations, attributing lack of communication and proper coordination from the airline as the cause of the incident. The Indian regulator launched a full-scale probe into the event to see if Go First was at fault for the incident or if it