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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

Passengers at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport faced another day of severe disruption as IndiGo cancelled 117 flights on Sunday. With 56 arrivals and 61 departures cancelled, travellers queued at enquiry counters and waited for alternative options for the sixth consecutive day

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

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

The government has imposed temporary airfare caps ranging from Rs 7,500 to Rs 18,000 amid a sharp surge in ticket prices following widespread IndiGo flight cancellations. The civil aviation ministry is monitoring fares closely and has ordered expedited refunds and support for affected passengers

IndiGo resumed 11 flights from Jammu but cancelled seven from Srinagar as its pilot rostering crisis entered the fifth day. Passengers remain stranded amid widespread delays, high airfares, and continuing disruptions, prompting the Civil Aviation Ministry to enforce temporary fare caps

A total of 69 flights were cancelled at Hyderabad’s RGI Airport on Saturday amid IndiGo’s operational crisis. With more disruptions expected, IndiGo says full stability will return only by February 10, 2026, and will cut flight operations from December 8.

IndiGo cancelled all domestic flights from Delhi on December 5, causing airfare spikes nationwide. Fares on routes like Delhi–Bengaluru reached Rs 1.02 lakh. Crew shortages due to new pilot duty norms and previous cancellations worsened the disruption, stranding thousands of passengers.

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 The previous clause separating weekly rest and leaves was withdrawn to address pilot shortages and ensure operational continuity, following issues from the revised FDTL norms implemented on November 1

The airline, which generally operates around 2,300 flights daily with a fleet of over 400 planes, has seen its punctuality plummet with the operational disruptions that are expected to continue for many more days

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

An IndiGo flight from Madinah to Hyderabad was diverted to Ahmedabad following a bomb threat. The plane landed safely at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport, passengers were deboarded, and security forces conducted a thorough search, finding no suspicious items

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

A system outage disrupted check-in operations at multiple airports on Wednesday, delaying several flights. IndiGo, SpiceJet, Akasa Air and Air India Express were among the affected airlines. Airports switched to manual check-ins as Microsoft Windows reportedly faced a major global service outage.

An IndiGo Kuwait–Hyderabad flight with 228 passengers was diverted to Mumbai on Tuesday after Hyderabad Airport received a bomb threat email. The aircraft landed safely, and emergency teams were deployed. The incident comes amid a rise in recent hoax bomb alerts nationwide.

IndiGo has completed the mandatory Airbus software upgrade on all 200 of its A320-family aircraft, while Air India has finished updates on over 90 per cent of its fleet. The directive from EASA affected global flight operations, including 338 flights in India.

Around 6,000 Airbus A320-family aircraft worldwide — including over 350 in India — are being grounded this weekend for a mandatory software update linked to a JetBlue incident. The precautionary exercise may disrupt schedules, with operations expected to stabilise by December 1–2.

A volcanic ash plume from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi eruption has disrupted air travel across India, forcing multiple airlines to cancel or divert flights. The DGCA issued an ASHTAM alert, advising carriers to avoid affected altitudes and follow strict ash-safety protocols.

Air India will resume non-stop flights between Delhi and Shanghai from February 1, marking its return to mainland China after nearly six years. The airline also plans a Mumbai–Shanghai service in 2026 as diplomatic agreements restore suspended India–China air links

IndiGo is planning to introduce evidence-based training (EBT) programmes for its pilots to enhance competencies such as situational awareness and decision-making. The airline will use data analytics and AI to design its training framework, replacing the existing CBTA system