[ad_1] An IndiGo flight prepares to take off from Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. File | Photo Credit: PTI Fair trade watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) is examining whether the country’s largest airline, IndiGo, violated competition norms, a senior official said on Friday (December 12, 2025) amid the carrier facing regulatory scrutiny over significant […]
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[ad_1] A SpiceJet passenger Boeing 737-800 aircraft takes off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport in Ahmedabad. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Domestic carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) said it is planning to introduce up to 100 additional daily flights during the current winter schedule. The airline said it is looking to ramp […]
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[ad_1] Passengers waiting at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, in Hyderabad, amid continued cancellations of IndiGo flights. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna The crackdown on IndiGo began on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) as the Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered nine of its senior officials to be stationed at the airline’s corporate […]
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[ad_1] Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The new flight duty regulations for pilots appear to be much more restrictive compared to other jurisdictions and it is a matter of time before things settle down, global airlines’ grouping International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) chief Willie Walsh said. The comments also […]
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[ad_1] IndiGo has contracted its daily operations from 2,300 to approximately 1,800–1,900 flights | Photo Credit: Salman Ali Starting this month, IndiGo’s operations unravelled as thousands of flights were cancelled. The primary trigger was the airline’s failure to prepare for the new pilot rest and duty norms (Phase II), which came into full effect on […]
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[ad_1] West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. | Photo Credit: PTI Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government at the Centre for failing to protect the interests of passengers following the series of lapses that led to massive cancellations of flights by Indigo, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday (December 8, […]
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[ad_1] Aviation regulator DGCA’s chief Faiz Ahmed Kidwai on Friday requested the cooperation of all pilots to ensure smooth flight operations amid massive IndiGo flight disruptions. In an appeal, the Director General said that in light of the current IndiGo flight disruptions due to operational constraints, unpredictable weather patterns and rising seasonal demand, the aviation […]
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[ad_1] Stranded passengers search for their luggage near a counter after IndiGo cancelled more than 400 flights, at the Kempegowda International Airport, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: PTI IndiGo’s On-Time Performance (OTP) plummeted to 8.5% on Thursday (December 4, 2025), with worsening operational disruptions impacting flight schedules. The country’s largest airline, which generally operates around […]
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[ad_1] An IndiGo passenger flight at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, late on December 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Major airports across the country descended into turmoil as IndiGo’s flight delays and cancellations continued to mount for the fourth consecutive day. With several hundred flights either delayed or cancelled, passengers have been left […]
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[ad_1] File photo of IndiGo fleet parked at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar A mounting pilot shortage at IndiGo is resulting in flight cancellations and large number of delays by upto seven hours which is exacerbated on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) by some cabin crew no […]
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