US EditionIndia withdraws pilot restrictions after largest airline cancels flights and disrupts airports
DGCA reversed pilot rest rule after IndiGo cancelled 1,232 flights due to crew shortages and operational challenges causing nationwide airport disruptions.
- On Friday , IndiGo cancelled all domestic departures from Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, until midnight and at least 102 flights early at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.
- New government rostering rules limiting night flying took effect on November 1, and IndiGo did not rework rosters in time, causing pilot shortages that triggered disruptions, Reuters and the airline say.
- At Mumbai airport, 85 cancellations; Hyderabad 68; Chennai 31, including 26 departures, reflecting widespread disruptions, airport officials reported.
- Regulators have opened a probe as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation directed IndiGo to explain cancellations, seek exemptions, and submit a road map to restore operations by February 10, 2026.
- Passengers reacted by sleeping on airport floors, queuing for hours, and facing unclear communication while Sajal Bose took a nine-hour train ride to Bagdogra; Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi blamed a 'monopoly model' for the disruption on Friday.
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India’s biggest airline falls into chaos, canceling more than 1,000 flights
NEW DELHI — Air traffic across India was thrown off course Friday after IndiGo, the country’s dominant carrier, canceled more than 1,000 flights, or over half of its scheduled departures. Passengers were stranded at airports across the country, unable to make their journeys and struggling to understand what was to blame.
India’s biggest airline cancels thousands of flights, paralyzing holiday travel
India’s largest airline cancelled more than 1,000 flights Friday, after a fourth straight day of disruption exacerbated the crisis roiling airports during the country’s busy travel season.IndiGo, which has a 60% market share, has already cancelled thousands of flights since Monday, acknowledging it failed to cope with new regulations mandating more rest for pilots. The carrier was granted temporary relief on the rules, after grounding nearly all…
India's main airline, Indigo, which cancelled all its domestic flights this Friday from New Delhi and Chennai, refers to "adversarial errors and shortcomings in planning".
India's largest airline, IndiGo, has apologized for the numerous disruptions to its flight schedule. Hundreds of flights have been canceled in four days, leaving thousands of travelers stranded at airports across India. The problems arose due to new, more generous rules on mandatory rest periods for pilots. They must take a minimum of 48 hours of rest per week, instead of 36. Pilots are also now allowed to make two night landings per week, inste…
DGCA's FDTL rules "in abeyance" to aid stranded passengers: Civil Aviation Minister on IndiGo crisis
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday placed its Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) orders in abeyance to help stabilise the situation and minimise passenger inconvenience, in response to the ongoing disruption in flight schedules, particularly those of IndiGo Airlines.
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