Overview
- More than 2,100 IndiGo flights have been cancelled nationwide by December 7, stranding thousands of passengers and pushing up ticket prices.
- India’s aviation regulator issued 24‑hour show‑cause notices to CEO Pieter Elbers and accountable manager Isidro Porqueras over the widespread disruptions.
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation ordered strict adherence to fare caps, and Kolkata’s airport reported 76 IndiGo cancellations on Sunday.
- IndiGo said its board has created a Crisis Management Group including chairman Vikram Singh Mehta and CEO Pieter Elbers, and it is targeting stabilisation by December 10.
- Government sources reported temporary easing of pilot duty‑time rules, while a decades‑old Bhatti sketch — punctuated by the line “Shortage of Staff Airlines” — surged across social media.