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London. In the Indigo crisis that has been going on for a week in India, till now the airline has canceled more than 4500 flights. There is no value to the troubles of passengers facing problems at airports across the country. This air travel crisis, deliberately imposed on the country by IndiGo, has reminded the European airline Ryanair, which had to pay a compensation of Rs 188 crore to about 4 lakh passengers due to cancellation of about 2000 flights in 2017. Europe’s air passenger rights law EU261 provides for compensation for passengers in the event of flight delay or cancellation.

Incidentally, Ryanair and Indigo are low-cost airlines and the reason for their crisis is similar. Pilot shortage, roster problems and finally mass cancellation of flights. Ryanair’s crisis arose due to lack of pilots and IndiGo has also created an uproar due to lack of pilots. The deadline to respond to the notice issued by the government to IndiGo, which has 63 percent control over the country’s air market, for its negligence is ending at 6 pm today. Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said in Parliament today that the government wants more companies to come into the aviation sector.

What was the Ryanair flight cancellation crisis?
Ireland’s Ryanair is Europe’s largest airline company. Ryanair, which controls more than half of Ireland’s aviation market, canceled 2000 flights in September-October 2017 due to pilot roster problems. Nearly 4 lakh passengers were affected. It had to pay compensation of 25 million euros to affected passengers under European law EU 261. At that time, one Euro was approximately Rs 75 in India. In Indian rupees, at that time the company had to pay a compensation of Rs 188 crore to the passengers.

What is Europe’s EU 261 law?
The Air Passengers’ Rights Act, passed by the European Union Parliament in 2004, came into force in 2005. Common people call it EU 261 law. Under this law, passengers get compensation of 250 euros to 600 euros depending on the distance of the flight in case of flight delay or cancellation. This law is used extensively in Europe. If any company is reluctant to pay compensation, the government also takes action. Under this law, the traveler can also demand food, drinking water and hotel accommodation expenses.