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‘Flight Tickets at Rs 35k-Rs 39k… How Can It Happen?’: Delhi HC on IndiGo Chaos
Delhi High Court ordered IndiGo to compensate passengers amid disruptions caused by crew shortages; over 4,600 flights were cancelled, affecting thousands, the court noted.
- On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the Delhi High Court directed IndiGo to begin paying compensation to passengers left stranded, with Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela pressing the airline to comply with existing rules.
- Crew-Rest rule implementation problems and a larger winter schedule combined to disrupt IndiGo's network, as the airline increased to 15,014 weekly domestic flights from October 26 and faced crew shortages tied to the November 1 Flight Duty Time Limitations.
- Fare surge evidence: tickets previously available for Rs4,000–5,000 went up to Rs25,000–30,000 and Rs39,000–40,000, prompting the court to question how other carriers could charge such spikes while the DGCA and Centre moved to cap fares.
- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed IndiGo to pay passenger compensation and ordered the Centre to file its response by December 20, with the next hearing on January 22, 2026.
- The court said the disruption hurt the economy and left lakhs of passengers stranded, questioned the government's accountability, while pilot associations and aviation experts criticised regulator decisions and Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu blamed IndiGo.
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Delhi High Court Slams Govt Over IndiGo Crisis; Orders Airlines To Pay Compensation To Passengers
The IndiGo crisis has triggered chaos at several airports, with thousands of flights cancelled and fares shooting up. The Delhi High Court has ordered IndiGo to pay compensation to stranded passengers and sharply questioned the Centre for letting ticket prices reach nearly Rs 40,000 on many routes.During the disruption, airfares on busy sectors spiked sharply as IndiGo’s schedule collapsed. Some
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Delhi HC Seeks Assured Passenger Relief, Directs IndiGo and Centre to Act Promptly
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Court stated that its primary concern was to safeguard passenger welfare and prevent a recurrence of the recent disruptions. India News | Delhi HC Seeks Assured Passenger Relief, Directs IndiGo and Centre to Act Promptly.
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