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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, December 10, reprimanded the central government over the widespread cancellations and delays of IndiGo flights. The court asked why such a situation was allowed to escalate into nationwide unrest, leaving lakhs of passengers stranded and causing huge losses to the national economy.

Delhi High Court criticises government over IndiGo flight chaos, demands passenger compensation

IndiGo cancelled more than 200 flights on Monday, December 8, at it struggled to take its operations back to normalcy on the seventh day of disruptions across its operations that have already impacted thousands of passengers.&nbsp;

IndiGo Flight Update: 200+ cancellations on 7th day of mess; airline must respond to show cause notice today

IndiGo passengers are experiencing disruptions due to flight delays and cancellations across several airports in India today.

Delhi Airport, DGCA Issue Warnings: IndiGo delays and cancellations disrupt travel across India

IndiGo has stated that the large number of cancellations over the past few days was necessary to reboot its network, systems, and staff rosters.

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Cancellations, Crew Shortage and Costlier Tickets: Parliament panel probes IndiGo disruptions

Air India and Air India Express have said they were in the process of ensuring compliance with the latest directive on airfare caps issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.&nbsp;Since December 4, both carriers have proactively capped economy-class airfares on non-stop domestic flights to prevent the usual demand–supply dynamics applied by automated revenue management systems.

Air India Group to ensure compliance with airfare cap, rolls our proactive measures

IndiGo Flight Crisis Explained:&nbsp;India's aviation sector suffered an unprecedented setback in the first week of December 2025, as IndiGo&nbsp;began cancelling and delaying flights on a large scale. This resulted in airports being flooded with stranded passengers, and fares soaring overnight.&nbsp; This raises a sharp question: Has India's aviation system become dependent on just a few companies?

Who is to blame for IndiGo’s massive flight meltdown? Are new rules the culprit — or something else?

DGCA&nbsp;has formally issued a show-cause notice to IndiGo's Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers--holding the airline accountable for large-scale operational disruptions in recent days and pointing to "significant lapses in planning, oversight and resource management."

DGCA issues show-cause notice to IndiGo CEO over “lapses” behind nationwide flight chaos

IndiGo has been asked to establish dedicated passenger support and refund facilitation cells in order to smooth the grievance redressal process. These cells will be responsible for reaching out to the affected passengers and making sure that the refunds and alternative travel arrangements are done without the need for numerous follow-ups.

IndiGo announces automatic refunds and full travel waivers for Dec 5–15 disruptions

The airline further emphasised that it is technically not possible to impose fare caps on all such potential ticket combinations. However, Air India has stated that it is in discussions with third-party booking platforms to monitor them as well.

Air India caps economy fares on domestic flights; ixigo to refund fees for IndiGo cancellations

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued a set of strict official directives to all Indian airlines, mandating immediate compliance with fare regulations and passenger-centric rules as flight disruptions continue across the sector.

Latest in IndiGo Fiasco: Civil Aviation Ministry summons airline officials, management likely under watch, say sources

IndiGo Resumes Flights With Limited Operations: IndiGo finally resumed services from nearly all airports on December 6 after facing hundreds of cancellations due to operational challenges, with full normalcy now expected between December 10 and 15.

IndiGo Flight Update: Day's cancellations at 450+, normalcy to full schedule expected by Dec 10-15

The Centre has stepped in to help stabilise IndiGo’s operations after days of delays and crew shortages, granting temporary regulatory relaxations to ease immediate pressure. The DGCA is now monitoring the airline’s control centre round the clock and has initiated a probe into the root cause of the disruption.

Why IndiGo’s operations came under strain: DGCA issues special approvals, Govt reviews situation — Key takeaways

In a video message, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers apologised for the “major inconvenience” and said the disruptions had aggravated despite earlier efforts to stabilise schedules.&nbsp;

IndiGo Cancels 1,000+ Flights: CEO Pieter Elbers apologises, says normalcy expected between December 10–15

SpiceJet added emergency flights from Delhi and Mumbai on Friday as IndiGo’s widespread cancellations triggered chaos at major airports and pushed airfares to unprecedented levels. With more than 400 IndiGo flights grounded, fares on key routes surged up to ten times. The government has stepped in, easing DGCA duty-time rules and promising that flight schedules will begin stabilising within three days.

IndiGo cancellations: SpiceJet adds extra flights as airfares surge up to 10x — check timings and full list

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said that the central government is taking immediate and strict steps to stabilise the situation, after hundred of IndiGo flight cancellations and a manifold surge in rival airlines' fares impacted thousands of passengers. A high-level inquiry is already underway.

IndiGo Flight Fiasco: What Centre says as cancellations, skyhigh rival fares irk passengers

IndiGo's troubles deepened after more than 500 flights were cancelled on Thursday, with several more delayed.

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Under the new instruction, a pilot’s leave will now be counted as rest, overturning the previous clause that stated “no leave shall be substituted for weekly rest”.

DGCA eases FDTL rules amid IndiGo flight disruptions; appeals for pilot cooperation

The situation was extremely stressful for travelers heading for work, emergencies, or important personal matters. This is not an isolated incident. Similar flight disruptions were reported yesterday, indicating ongoing operational problems with IndiGo flights at Jaipur.

Chaos in the Skies: IndiGo flights disrupted at Jaipur airport again

Flight Meltdown at IndiGo: Delhi, Mumbai passengers hit hard—1,000+ flights cancelled in 36 hours

The airline provided details on the cancellations, citing crew-planning difficulties, the transition to the new FDTL norms, and seasonal weather conditions as key reasons for the disruption.

Passenger Disruptions Mount: IndiGo under government scrutiny for operational failures

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The airline's internal planning systems failed to identify the risks in a timely and regulatory preparedness at the operator level was found to be insufficient.

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Delhi airport will shut its third runway, 11R/29L, from February 16 for a comprehensive rehabilitation involving resurfacing, a new rapid exit taxiway and installation of a modern instrument landing system. DIAL says daily flight movement capacity of 1,514 will be maintained through coordination with airlines and air traffic control. The runway, operational since 2008, is expected to reopen by early July after regulatory approvals, strengthening safety, efficiency and long-term capacity at India’s busiest airport.

Delhi airport announces third runway closure from February 16 for major overhaul — What passengers should know

As per Air India's press release, the agreement was officially signed in Mumbai on January 16, 2026, by Campbell Wilson, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India, and Goh Choon Phong, the Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines. This step indicates the intention of both carriers to largely increase the connectivity between India and Singapore and to provide more and better services to the customers.

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“In addition, passengers whose flights were cancelled within 24 hours of the scheduled departure time during the above period may claim compensation, where applicable,” the DGCA said in a notification.

 IndiGo confirms all refunds cleared for December 3-5 flight cancellations: DGCA

This incident came in notice when the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) issued a legal notice to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and raised objections of the summoning of Captain Varun Anand, the pilot of Air India.

Air India AI-171 Crash: Pilots Federation objects to Captain Anand's summons

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