US EditionIndiGo Cancels 15 Flights From Visakhapatnam on December 5; Photo Journalists Covering ODI Suffer Due to Cancellations
IndiGo canceled over 400 flights on Dec 5 to reboot operations with DGCA exempting pilot night-duty limits until Feb 10, easing strain from weather and peak travel demand.
- On Friday , the Directorate General of Civil Aviation cleared IndiGo's plea for exemption from night-duty limits for pilots until February 10 amid mass cancellations.
- IndiGo said it was making short‑term proactive cancellations to reboot systems and decongest airports amid DGCA-flagged operational constraints, unpredictable weather, and rising seasonal demand including fog, peak holiday and marriage travel.
- All domestic departures from Delhi were cancelled till 23:59 on Friday, IndiGo's on-time performance at six metro airports fell to 8.5%, and Chennai airport saw 31 cancellations on Friday.
- Stranded passengers faced delays up to three days as Northern Railways added one 3rd AC coach of 72 seats to the Jammu-New Delhi Rajdhani from December 5, while alternative fares spiked to 19,000 and 70,000, affecting travellers and journalists ahead of the December 6 ODI.
- DGCA chief Faiz Ahmed Kidwai urged pilot bodies and pilots across India for full cooperation, while IndiGo pledged automatic refunds and a full waiver on cancellations for travel between 05 December 2025 to 15 December 2025.
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