Overview

• Flights will remain grounded throughout the monsoon season with operators planning to resume services in September.
• DGCA had initially authorised nine helicopters from eight companies for the 2025 Char Dham yatra before ordering the shutdown.
• The June 15 crash near Gaurikund killed seven people, including a two-year-old girl, triggering a two-day service suspension and cancellation of two pilots’ licences.
• Inclement weather and safety scares limited operators to 8,786 sorties by mid-June, compared with 22,804 over the full 2024 season.
• Cancellation of about 13,300 advance bookings has inflicted losses exceeding ₹8.65 crore on helicopter companies.