Overview
- IndiGo suspended all flights departing Delhi until midnight, with 235 departures affected, as part of a broader operational breakdown.
- Reports across multiple hubs indicated hundreds of cancellations over recent days, with tallies ranging from roughly 400 to more than 500 nationwide.
- Passengers faced long queues and widespread stranding at major airports including Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Srinagar, with travel plans upended.
- The issue reached Parliament, where opposition MPs demanded timelines and accountability, and Minister Kiren Rijiju said he discussed the situation with Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.
- Regulatory oversight by the DGCA is active, and IndiGo has told the regulator it expects to stabilise operations by February 10, 2026, according to reports.