Shares of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. are in focus today after the Competition Commission of India said it was reviewing allegations of anti-trust violations by IndiGo following mass flight cancellations earlier in December. In the first week of December, IndiGo cancelled about 4,500 flights due to poor pilot roster planning. (Reuters) The CCI has “taken cognizance […]
The central government recently enacted the Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms in the airline industry. The rules seek to address the issue of pilot fatigue through increased rest time and reduced landing in the night hours. At the peak of the disruptions on 5 December, IndiGo cancelled 1,588 flights, or about 79% of its […]
The government has directed IndiGo to cut planned flights by 5% amid rampant cancellations, even as India’s largest airline by passengers carried limps back to normalcy—in fits and starts. A sign of things to come? A lone passenger stands at a IndiGo ticket counter at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Tuesday (9 […]
IndiGo is staring at “significant” financial damage due to the ongoing crisis stemming from rampant flight cancellations, Moody’s Ratings said, thereby raising questions on the “too big to fail” status of India’s largest airline by passengers carried. IndiGo’s rampant flight cancellations raises questions on the “too big to fail” status of India’s largest airline by […]
Shares of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. fell the most in eight months after India’s civil aviation regulator called on the chief executive to explain the flight cancellations that have roiled India’s largest airline. A passenger waits outside the IndiGo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on 6 December. (AFP) IndiGo’s share price fell […]
On the evening of 2 December 2025, just three days before India’s largest airline would lose control of its operations, IndiGo executives noticed that a technology glitch that was delaying late-night check-ins—a small failure that would soon cascade into one of the worst aviation disruptions in the country’s history. Passengers inquire at an IndiGo airlines […]
SpiceJet Ltd. has decided to operate 100 additional flights over the next few days to mitigate the chaos left in the wake of IndiGo flight cancellations and delays, according to its chairman. A SpiceJet passenger Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport in Ahmedabad. (HT) “What happened is extremely unfortunate, and it has […]
Air travel across India is in turmoil for a fourth consecutive day after IndiGo—the country’s largest airline—cancelled 500 flights, including all departures from New Delhi, resulting in chaos across major airports. Passengers look at a flight information display as many IndiGo flights stand cancelled at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Friday, 5 […]
The hundreds of IndiGo flight cancellations and delays wasn’t triggered by one factor but is a consequence of a domino effect that has bought India’s largest airline to its knees. IndiGo was dealing with more than 25 flight cancellations daily due to lack of pilots, even before things came to a head this week. (Reuters) […]
