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The DGCA has summoned IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers to submit a detailed report on the airline’s widespread operational disruptions, including cancellations, staffing gaps and refunds. A four-member panel will probe crew rostering, manpower planning and compliance with new duty time norms

IndiGo cancelled 500 flights on Monday while planning to operate 1,802 services, the civil aviation ministry said. The airline has delivered half of the pending baggage and aims to clear the rest within 36 hours. DGCA has issued show-cause notices to top executives

IndiGo cancelled more than 250 flights from Delhi and Bengaluru on Monday as disruptions continued for the seventh day. The DGCA extended its deadline for the airline’s top executives to respond to a show cause notice over large-scale operational lapses linked to new FDTL rules.

A parliamentary panel may summon IndiGo executives and civil aviation regulators over mass flight cancellations leaving thousands stranded. MPs and passengers faced delays, prompting calls for inquiries, while IndiGo set up a crisis management group to address the disruption

India’s aviation regulator DGCA has issued show-cause notices to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers and COO Isidro Porqueras, demanding explanations within 24 hours for massive flight disruptions that have persisted for five consecutive days.

If India wants to avoid replaying IndiGo turmoil across sectors, it must ensure no company should ever reach a scale where its failure becomes a national crisis

IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, down from more than 1,000 on Friday, as it works to stabilise operations amid crew shortages under new FDTL norms. The aviation ministry has ordered the airline to complete all refunds by Sunday evening

Elbers, in a video message, apologises for the major inconvenience caused to the passengers due to the disruptions

The DGCA has eased flight duty norms amid IndiGo’s operational disruptions, allowing leaves to substitute the weekly rest period. The previous clause separating weekly rest and leaves was withdrawn to address pilot shortages and ensure operational continuity, following issues from the revised FDTL norms implemented on November 1

Indigo continued to suffer problems and over 400 flights were cancelled on Friday also

Air India reported three technical glitches on its Boeing 787 fleet since July, prompting enhanced safety inspections ordered by the DGCA after a June accident. The minister said all aircraft were found satisfactory and that technical snags are routinely addressed under prescribed procedures

IndiGo cancelled over 180 flights from Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru due to crew shortages following new Flight Duty Time Limitations norms. DGCA is investigating, while the pilots’ body urges stricter oversight and potential reallocation of slots to other airlines

IndiGo cancelled more than 100 flights and delayed many others on Wednesday amid severe crew shortages and operational disruptions. DGCA has launched a probe, while pilot unions blame IndiGo’s staffing practices. The airline has instituted temporary schedule cuts to stabilise operations

Air India said it “regrettable” flew an Airbus A320 at least eight times last month despite an expired airworthiness certificate. The airline has suspended involved personnel and launched an internal probe, as the DGCA investigates the lapse. The aircraft remains grounded.

IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express began upgrades on 270 of 338 A320-family aircraft to fix a flight-control issue from solar radiation. The work, covering 80 percent of affected planes, caused 60–90 minute delays and four cancellations by Air India Express; IndiGo and Air India reported no cancellations, DGCA said.

RGIA police arrested Hyderabad resident S Gangaram for smoking inside an IndiGo flight arriving from Dubai. Despite the DGCA ban, he carried cigarettes and a lighter and smoked in the lavatory. Airline staff seized the items and alerted authorities

The DGCA had sent IndiGo a show-cause notice earlier last week for training 1,700 pilots using ‘non-qualified simulators’

They allege safety lapses, misleading public statements, and demand a time-bound probe from the Civil Aviation Ministry

An Air India flight AI 2455, traveling from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi with senior political leaders on board, was forced to make an emergency landing at Chennai airport following a suspected radar malfunction. The flight carried four Kerala MPs and one Tamil Nadu MP.

The Centre informed Parliament that 48 passengers were placed on India’s 'no-fly list' till July 30 this year due to unruly behaviour. The DGCA rules prescribe bans ranging from three months to over two years based on severit