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IndiGo Flight Crisis Highlights: Over 650 Flights Cancelled On Sunday; Operations Slowly Stabilising

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IndiGo Flight Crisis Highlights: Over 650 Flights Cancelled On Sunday; Operations Slowly Stabilising
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IndiGo is operating 1,650 flights of its 2,300 daily domestic and international flights on Sunday, and 650 remain cancelled for the day, amid the airline's operations gradually stabilising after massive disruptions.The airline will carry out a "root-cause analysis" into the flight disruptions that happened due to a combination of factors.Earlier, it saw long queues at ticket counters, angry passengers, protests and an open letter by employees on the alleged mismanagement by the airline.
Dec 07, 2025 22:58 (IST)
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Dec 07, 2025 22:34 (IST)
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Flight Cancellations Live: DGCA Grants IndiGo More Time To Reply To Notice

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation granted an extension of 24 hours more time till 6 pm on Monday to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers and Accountable Manager Isidro Porqueras to submit their responses to the show-cause notices over the flight disruptions.

Dec 07, 2025 22:22 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Cancellations Live: Show-Cause Notice

IndiGo COO urges the DGCA for an extension of time till at least 6 p.m. on Monday or "such other extended period" to reply to the regulator's show-cause notice.

Dec 07, 2025 21:32 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Cancellations Live: Delhi, Mumbai Airports

At the Delhi airport, at least 118 flights were cancelled on Sunday, while the number was 121 at Mumbai airport, PTI quoted officials as saying.

Dec 07, 2025 21:30 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Crisis Live: Crisis Management Group

The board of IndiGo's parent InterGlobe Aviation has set up a Crisis Management Group, which is meeting regularly to monitor the situation, the airline said.

Dec 07, 2025 20:59 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Crisis Live: Fog Season

For the fog season, a senior IndiGo official told PTI that the airline is prepared and there are adequate number of aircraft and pilots. "We are confident of managing the fog season."

Dec 07, 2025 20:15 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Crisis Live: Other Airlines Had 'Better Buffer'

Asked why other airlines are not facing similar issues, a senior IndiGo official told PTI that for whatever reason, they had a better buffer than IndiGo in terms of the number of pilots.

"We did not have the same kind of buffer. But that does not mean that there is a question of inadequacy. No. These are two different things," the official said.

Dec 07, 2025 20:02 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Crisis Live: 'Root-Cause Analysis'

IndiGo will carry out a "root-cause analysis" into the flight disruptions that happened due to a combination of factors, and the focus now is to stabilise operations, a senior airline official told PTI.

Dec 07, 2025 18:38 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Crisis Live: Impact On Tourism

Rajasthan's peak tourism season has taken a hit as the ongoing IndiGo flight crisis disrupted travel schedules, slowed visitor inflow, and affected hotels and travel operators across key destinations, according to a PTI report.

Dec 07, 2025 18:18 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Baggage Deliveries

IndiGo has successfully delivered 3,000 pieces of baggage to passengers across India as of Saturday, says the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Dec 07, 2025 18:04 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Refunds

IndiGo has so far processed refunds totalling Rs 610 crore, says the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Dec 07, 2025 17:31 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: CEO Pieter Elbers

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers says the airline is getting back "step by step".

Elbers, in an internal video message to the staff, says the airline's on-time performance is expected to be 75% on Sunday.

"We have been able to execute the cancellations at an earlier stage so that the customers do not show up at the airport in case their flights are cancelled," the CEO said.

(With PTI inputs)

Dec 07, 2025 17:17 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: On-Time Performance

The airline saw its on-time performance from six metro airports on Saturday improving to 20.7%, as per the Civil Aviation Ministry website.

Dec 07, 2025 17:15 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live

IndiGo says it is expecting to stabilise the network by December 10 against the earlier anticipated timeline of December 10-15.

Dec 07, 2025 16:21 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: P Chidambaram

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram demanded that airfare caps in economy class must remain in force till a duopoly in the airline sector exists.

"I am glad that the Ministry of Civil Aviation has woken up at last and capped the Economy Class fares," the Congress leader posted on X. "Absent robust competition, the only way to protect public interest is price containment. The overwhelming majority of the passengers must be protected."

Dec 07, 2025 15:04 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Over 650 Remain Cancelled

IndiGo is operating 1,650 flights of its 2,300 daily domestic and international flights on Sunday, and 650 remain cancelled for the day, amid the airline's operations gradually stabilising after massive disruptions in the last five days, PTI quoted the airline as saying.

Dec 07, 2025 13:52 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: MoS Civil Aviation On IndiGo Disruption

On IndiGo flight cancellations, MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol says, "Pilots' Association had demanded that the duty hours should be reduced from 10 hours to 8 hours and for this, reforms be made to FDTL (Flight Duty Time Limitations).

Dec 07, 2025 13:31 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Recovery In IndiGo Operations

IndiGo’s recovery efforts are gaining momentum. The airline is on track to operate over 1,650 flights today, after successfully operating nearly 1,500 flights yesterday.

Dec 07, 2025 13:04 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Special Trains Between Mumbai-Delhi

Train No. 04004 New Delhi–Mumbai Central Superfast Special will leave New Delhi on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at 10:40 pm and reach Mumbai Central at 9:00 pm the following day, Mid-day reported.

Train No. 04003 Mumbai Central–New Delhi Superfast Special will depart from Mumbai Central on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 11:30 pm, arriving in New Delhi the next day at 8:50 pm, the reprot further added.

Dec 07, 2025 12:36 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Over 300 Flights Cancelled

Over 300 flights were cancelled on Sunday as IndiGo grappled with operational disruptions for the sixth consecutive day, Hindustan Times reported.

Dec 07, 2025 12:17 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Spicejet Adds Fresh Flights

Dec 07, 2025 11:54 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Board Formed Crisis Management Group

Airline said IndiGo's Board of Directors received a detailed briefing on the delays and cancellations on the first day of the crisis, followed by the formation of a Crisis Management Group comprising chairman Vikram Mehta, CEO Pieter Elbers, and other board directors.

Dec 07, 2025 11:32 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Operator Says Management Meeting Regularly

In a statement on Sunday, IndiGo said, "The Board of Directors of Interglobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) met on the first day the problem of cancellations and delayed flights arose. The members received a detailed briefing from the Management on the nature and extent of the crisis. This meeting was followed up with a session confined to only Board members at which, it was decided to set up a Crisis Management Group (CMG) comprising amongst others the Chairman, Vikram Singh Mehta; Board Directors, Gregg Saretsky, Mike Whitaker and Amitabh Kant, and the CEO Pieter Elbers."

It further added, "This Group has been meeting regularly to monitor the situation and is being constantly updated by the Management of the measures being undertaken to restore normal operations. In addition, there have been multiple telephonic discussions, including with Directors who are not members of the CMG."

Dec 07, 2025 11:30 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Schedule Of Fligths From Pune

At Pune Airport around 26 IndiGo flights, 13 arrivals and 13 departures, have been cancelled. According to an official statement from IndiGo, 95% of operations are back on track, and the airline is targeting to operate 1,500 flights across various destinations by the end of the day. Additionally, IndiGo has resumed services at 135 out of its 138 destinations, signaling a steady recovery.

Dec 07, 2025 11:08 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Flying Details On Sunday

IndiGo’s flight operations from Patna to Delhi are gradually returning to normal. Today, flights to Delhi, Bhubaneswar, and Hyderabad are operating as scheduled.

However, cancellations persist for routes to Pune, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Mumbai. Meanwhile, SpiceJet has also cancelled flights to Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Delhi, adding to the travel disruptions.

Dec 07, 2025 10:57 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Operator Asked To Clear Refunds By Sunday Night

The civil aviation ministry has directed IndiGo to complete all ticket refunds for cancelled flights by 8 p.m. on Sunday, following several days of severe disruptions that affected thousands of passengers.

Dec 07, 2025 10:36 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Operator Cancels Another Flight 

Indigo has cancelled another flight, Purnea Airport in a post on X wrote, "Passengers are informed that flight 6E-5935/5936(HYD-PURNEA-HYD) has been cancelled by Indigo for today(7.12.2025). Rest all indigo flights are operating as of now for today."

Dec 07, 2025 10:24 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Thiruvananthapuram Airport Update

As of December 7, Thiruvananthapuram International Airport had 13 scheduled domestic arrivals and 13 departures, along with 2 international arrivals and 2 departures for IndiGo.

However, cancellations continue to impact operations, with 5 domestic arrivals and 6 departures called off so far. Only 1 arrival and 3 departures have been operated till now, indicating a slow recovery in flight schedules.

Dec 07, 2025 10:09 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Status Live: Schedule Of IndiGo Flights 

IndiGo operations show mixed progress this morning. As of 8:30 AM, several flights are running on schedule, including 6E845 (Chennai), 6E579 (Delhi), 6E7129 (Vijayawada), 6E1444 (Abu Dhabi), 6E7381 (Bhubaneswar), 6E779 (Hyderabad), 6E7063 (Tirupati), 6E7296 (Raipur), 6E783 (Hyderabad), 6E216 (Hyderabad), and 6E6680 (Delhi).

However, cancellations continue to affect passengers, with flights such as 6E307 (Hyderabad), 6E218 (Bengaluru), 6E6585 (Mumbai), 6E881 (Chennai), 6E6645 (Hyderabad), 6E6089 (Chennai), 6E2772 (Bengaluru), 6E617 (Kolkata), 6E883 (Hyderabad), and 6E6286 (Hyderabad) called off. Travelers are advised to check their flight status before heading to the airport.

Dec 07, 2025 09:46 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Cancellations Live: Jammu Flight Status

Among IndiGo's 10 Jammu flights, 8 operated while 2 were cancelled — one from Delhi and another from Indore.

Dec 07, 2025 09:29 (IST)
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IndiGo Flight Cancellations Live: IndiGo Operations Being Restored

Normalcy is gradually being restored at airports across the country and all necessary facilities are provided to passengers. NDTV reported that flight operations for IndiGo have improved on Sunday with Delhi’s IGI Airport showing no major crowding and international flights are running on time.

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