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IndiGo Disruptions Are ‘Credit Negative’ for the Airline, Says Moody's Ratings Amid Flight Cancellations
IndiGo cancelled around 5,000 flights since early December due to stricter pilot rest rules, causing financial losses and government regulatory actions, Moody's said.
- IndiGo, the country's largest private carrier, cancelled more than 1,000 flights on Friday , stranding passengers at major airports nationwide.
- Crew rostering under updated Flight Duty Time Limitation rules combined with technology glitches, winter schedule changes, adverse weather and aviation-system congestion disrupted IndiGo operations on Wednesday.
- Airport tallies showed Mumbai airport recorded 104 cancellations and Hyderabad airport 69, with disruptions escalating from 55 on Wednesday to 100-118 on Thursday.
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation issued fare ceiling directives Saturday to prevent price gouging, while Indian Railways added 116 additional coaches to 37 trains to ease passenger rush.
- Meanwhile, the airline told the DGCA it will reduce flights from December 8 and aims to fully restore operations by February 10, 2026, with Elbers expecting normalcy by December 15.
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Parliamentary panel to summon airline executives, regulator over flight disruptions
A member said the panel has taken serious note of the difficulties faced by thousands of passengers due to disruption in air services. Even parliamentarians, who were in the national capital for the Winter Session, faced the brunt of flight cancellations by IndiGo and delays by other airlines, the panel member said.
·New Delhi, India
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The flight schedule of the country's largest airline, IndiGo, has been disrupted. The government, Parliament, and regulators have now begun taking strict action. Passenger distress, flight cancellations, and fare hikes have escalated the issue from Parliament to the Ministry of Transport.
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