Overview
- Authorities reported 571 cancellations across 11 major airports on 6 December, a day after IndiGo scrubbed more than 1,000 flights, with long queues, rerouting and some passengers falling ill at terminals.
- The Civil Aviation Ministry imposed a temporary fare cap on affected routes to prevent opportunistic price hikes and said the limits would remain until operations stabilize.
- DGCA reversed its recent rostering and rest guidance, appealed for cooperation from pilot unions and said it is closely monitoring airline operations and inventories.
- IndiGo CEO Peter Elbers said the carrier aims to restore normal operations between 10 and 15 December.
- In Parliament and states, the Lok Sabha expunged DMK MP T.R. Balu’s ‘RSS judge’ remark, suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir laid a Babri-style foundation in Murshidabad under stepped-up security, and Delhi Police’s EOW issued a notice to D.K. Shivakumar that he plans to contest as a viral clip miscasting his defection was debunked as old footage.