New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the central government as to why the situation that led to the cancellation of a number of IndiGo flights "precipitated."

The court was hearing a public interest litigation seeking directions to the Centre to provide support and refunds to passengers affected by the cancellation of hundreds of flights by IndiGo.

The Delhi High Court appreciated the steps taken by the aviation ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to tackle the "crisis" and raised concerns over how "lakhs of passengers" were left stranded.

"We appreciate the steps taken by the ministry and the DGCA. However, what bothers us is how such a situation was allowed to precipitate; stran...