India, Jan. 20 -- Pilots' body FIP on Monday criticised aviation regulator DGCA for imposing a 'very meagre' penalty of INR 22.20 crore on IndiGo for the large-scale flight disruptions that impacted lakhs of travellers in December, saying safety of passengers and aircraft cannot be 'traded off'.

The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) questioned the flight cancellation period considered in the probe by the regulator, and said the penalty amount is "very, very meagre".The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday announced the enforcement actions after a detailed probe.

It slapped penalties totalling INR 22.20 crore on IndiGo for cancelling thousands of flights in early December, and warned airline CEO Pieter Elbers and chie...