IndiGo to Pay Over ₹500 Crore in Compensation to Passengers Hit by Mass Cancellations
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, has announced that it will pay compensation exceeding ₹500 crore to passengers who were “severely stranded” after large-scale flight cancellations earlier this month. The airline said the payouts will cover customers whose flights were cancelled within 24 hours of departure and those left stuck at airports during the disruption between December […]
DGCA Cuts IndiGo Flight Schedules by 5%: 115 Daily Flights Reduced Amid Worsening Crisis
India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has ordered IndiGo to trim its daily flight schedule by five percent, translating to a reduction of 115 flights per day. The decision follows weeks of severe disruptions, cancellations, and widespread delays as the airline continues to struggle with staffing shortages and new pilot duty-time […]
Govt Reimposes Airfare Caps as IndiGo Crisis Sends Ticket Prices Soaring
In a major intervention, the Indian government has reinstated airfare caps for the first time since the Covid-19 era, after the IndiGo operational crisis triggered an unprecedented spike in domestic airfares across airlines. The move aims to shield passengers from exploitative pricing until IndiGo restores normal operations, expected by December 15. Unusually High Fares Trigger […]
IndiGo Faces Major Operational Crisis: Over 550 Flights Cancelled, Thousands Stranded Across India
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, entered its third consecutive day of severe operational chaos, with more than 550 domestic and international flights cancelled on Thursday alone, triggering widespread disruptions at major airports and leaving thousands of passengers stranded. The scale of the cancellations one of the worst in IndiGo’s operational history has led to heightened scrutiny […]