Overview
- IndiGo confirmed a full-day halt of all domestic departures from Delhi on Friday and issued a public apology.
- Reports counted more than 500 cancellations across India on Friday, including 46 from Pune according to airport officials.
- Passengers were stranded for hours, with one Chandigarh–Pune flight leaving the next morning after an overnight wait.
- Seat shortages drove sharp price spikes on other airlines, with Chandigarh–Delhi fares near ₹16,000, Chandigarh–Bengaluru around ₹65,000, and Lucknow–Mumbai about ₹48,000.
- IndiGo said a schedule system reboot would begin Saturday and offered automatic refunds plus a fee waiver for changes or cancellations on bookings dated December 5–15.