Overview
- More than 600 IndiGo flights have been cancelled since Tuesday, including over 400 on Thursday and hundreds more on Friday, with Delhi alone reporting 135 departures and 90 arrivals scrubbed this morning.
- The regulator directed IndiGo to file an immediate roadmap covering crew recruitment, training, roster restructuring and safety‑risk assessments, with fortnightly progress reports, after inspections found inadequate passenger‑handling at Delhi Terminal 1.
- IndiGo told DGCA it misjudged crew needs under Phase‑2 Flight Duty Time Limitations, and on‑time performance collapsed to 19.7% on Wednesday as winter schedule changes and operational constraints compounded the strain.
- The carrier warned of two to three more days of cancellations, will cut services from Dec. 8 to stabilise operations, and has requested exemptions from certain FDTL provisions for A320 flights until Feb. 10, 2026.
- Airport operations were knocked off balance as IndiGo aircraft occupied parking bays, delaying other airlines, and last‑minute fares spiked, including a Hyderabad–Bhopal itinerary priced above ₹1 lakh.