US EditionIndiGo crisis: Why are flights still being cancelled? When will normal ops resume?
IndiGo cancelled over 400 flights amid pilot shortages linked to new fatigue management rules, disrupting travel at major Indian airports and causing refund delays, officials said.
- On day seven, IndiGo, India's biggest airline, scrapped more than 400 flights, disrupting travel at Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad on Monday.
- Failure to align rosters with Flight Duty Time Limitations led to a pilot shortage after IndiGo did not adapt to increased weekly rest and capped night duties.
- Since December 2, IndiGo has cancelled about 3,400 flights, while the Civil Aviation Ministry reported refunds of Rs 610 crore and delivery of 3,000 pieces of baggage.
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation issued a show‑cause notice demanding CEO Pieter Elbers explain cancellations that affected half of IndiGo's flights and granted a one‑time 24‑hour extension, while IndiGo stock slid nearly 7% and lost Rs 36,000 crore in market value.
- IndiGo says operations should stabilise by December 10 with growing confidence, while rival shares like SpiceJet surge as travellers shift from IndiGo to alternative carriers.
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AlKhaleej TodayWhat are India’s pilot safety rules that hit IndiGo operations and air travel
NEW DELHI, Dec 9 — India’s stricter pilot fatigue management rules hit IndiGo hard this week as it had failed to plan for changes in its rosters, throwing operations of the country’s biggest airline into disarray and disrupting air travel across the country.The new regulations, first proposed in early 2024, were implemented in two phases this year, with the latest implementation date of November 1. Lack of proper planning, IndiGo has admitted, u…
IndiGo crisis: Why are flights still being cancelled? When will normal ops resume?
On Day 7 of the IndiGo crisis, the carrier scrapped more than 400 flights, with major airports such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad seeing disruptions. The airline, whose stock is down by 7 per cent today, is expected to respond to DGCA's show-cause notice demanding an explanation on the massive cancellations that affected lakhs of passengers
New Delhi: IndiGo's air services were disrupted on Tuesday as well. It affected air travel across India. Hundreds of flights were cancelled and passengers had to face unnecessary hardship. Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) was the worst affected, with 152 IndiGo flights confirmed to be cancelled, including 76 arrivals and 76 departures, officials said. Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport saw 58 arrivals and 63 departures…
CPI(M) Flags Monopoly and Cronyism in Aviation Sector for Air Travel Crisis
The party demands independent probe into the crisis, raps IndiGo for failing to adequately prepare for the fatigue-management regulations NEW DELHI — The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded an immediate and independent investigation—either under the supervision of the Supreme Court or through a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)—to fix accountability for the ongoing air travel crisis that has severely inconvenienced passengers natio…
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