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Chaos after India’s biggest airline cancels 1,200 flights
IndiGo cites technical glitches, adverse weather, and new crew rest rules for 1,232 flight cancellations, affecting thousands of passengers across major Indian airports.
- On Dec 4, IndiGo cancelled over 1,200 flights, leaving thousands stranded at Indian airports as passengers reported `complete mayhem` with long delays and little staff assistance.
- The new rostering rules, introduced last month, complicated crew scheduling as Flight Duty Time Limitations gave pilots more rest, while last week's Airbus alert affected 200 planes needing upgrades for 6,000 aircraft worldwide.
- Some 1,232 IndiGo flights had been cancelled by Wednesday, with passengers reporting multiple gate changes and overwhelmed staff, including one traveller noting a gate changed four times.
- India's aviation regulator ordered a probe and demanded remediation plans, while IndiGo offered refunds and alternate travel and told the Directorate General of Civil Aviation it expects full restoration by 10 February.
- With India's market hitting 500,000 daily flyers, IndiGo's scale — over 2,200 flights daily and about 60 — raises the national impact amid on-time performance dropping to 35%, and its stock fell 3.4% on Thursday.
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Chaos as India's biggest airline cancels 1,200 flights
Chaos gripped Indian airports on Thursday after the country's biggest airline IndiGo cancelled over 1,200 flights, stranding thousands of passengers. The company blamed the disruption on "unforeseen operational challenges," including technical glitches, bad weather and new rules for workers. India's aviation watchdog ordered an investigation and demanded that IndiGo respond with plans to ease the interruptions, which have persisted since Monday.…
Chaos at Indian airports after the country's largest airline IndiGo cancelled more than 1,200 flights due to 'unforeseen' problems.
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