IndiGo Vacated 717 Slots at Domestic Airports After DGCA Curtailed Winter Flights

IndiGo forced to surrender over 700 flight slots following DGCA winter schedule curb

Of the 717 slots vacated by IndiGo, 364 are concentrated at six major metro airports—Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

IndiGo Vacates More Than 700 Domestic Airport Slots Following DGCA's 10% Winter Flight Reduction

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. India's largest airline, IndiGo, has surrendered over 700 slots at various domestic airports after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) imposed a 10 per cent cut on its winter flight schedule in early December due to widespread operational disruptions. IndiGo Vacates More Than 700 Domestic Airport Slots Following DGCA's 10% Winter Flight Reduction.

IndiGo drops 717 slots as DGCA cuts winter flights

Mumbai: IndiGo has vacated more than 700 slots at various domestic airports, following aviation watchdog DGCA curtailing the country’s largest airline’s winter flights by 10 per cent after massive operational disruptions in early December, according to sources. Generally, slots refer to a particular time period given to an airline for takeoff and landing of aircraft. In simple terms, it is about operating flights at the given time. Out of the 71…

IndiGo vacated 717 slots at domestic airports after DGCA curtailed winter flights

As part of its winter schedule for 2025-26, IndiGo was allowed to operate 15,014 flights per week, which comes to 2,144 flights per day

IndiGo Flight Cuts Take Effect

The Centre has started to redistribute 10% of IndiGo's flying operations, making a temporary reorganisation of the Indian aviation sector inevitable. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has earlier restricted IndiGo, reassigning 717 slots to other local carriers. The MoCA-imposed limitation is being implemented in a phased and systematic fashion. In order to minimise passenger disturbance, authorities act quickly to fill capacity shortages on high-de…