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The final number of flight cancellations for the day standing at 550, according to PTI. As the crusing altitude of the chaos comes down, we are also wrapping up our coverage for the day.
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The country's largest airline IndiGo on Thursday cancelled more than 550 domestic and international flights
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation or the DGCA had issued directives to IndiGo, asking the airline to immediately submit a comprehensive roadmap for projected crew recruitment and a detailed plan for roster restructuring its severely disrupted network.
Aviation Minister expressed displeasure at IndiGo, especially regarding the manner in which the situation has been handled by IndiGo.
Minister told IndiGo ample preparatory time had been available to ensure a seamless transition to the new regulatory norms.
The Captains and First Officers of Airbus have been offered the buyback for leaves commencing from Jan. 1, 2026 till Feb. 3 2026.
The country's largest airline IndiGo on Thursday cancelled more than 550 domestic and international flights, and services were delayed at various airports as operational disruptions continued for the third straight day, impacting travel plans of hundreds of passengers.
Minister directed IndiGo to urgently normalize operations, has been ordered to ensure there is no increase in airfares due to the current situation.
Minister instructed IndiGo to proactively inform passengers of any likely cancellations well in advance and the airline is also ordered to ensure all facilities, including hotel accommodation where required, are provided.
All aspects of IndiGo’s operational recovery & passenger support measures to be closely monitored. Further, the DGCA also said that IndiGo will be monitored to until full stability is achieved.
DGCA has directed its Regional Offices to conduct real-time field inspections at major airports to evaluate IndiGo’s management of flight disruptions.
Ministry has taken serious note of the operational disruptions & cancellations of flights across IndiGo’s network.
Aviation Minister expressed displeasure at IndiGo, especially regarding the manner in which the situation has been handled by IndiGo.
Minister told IndiGo ample preparatory time had been available to ensure a seamless transition to the new regulatory norms.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation or the DGCA on Thursday, had issued directives to IndiGo, asking the airline to immediately submit a comprehensive roadmap for projected crew recruitment and a detailed plan for roster restructuring its severely disrupted network.
Plan for crew training, roster restructuring, safety-risk assessments, and mitigation measures leading to full compliance with immediate effect.
The airline shall outline immediate steps to stabilize operations and ensure a progressive reduction in cancellations. A detailed progress report must be submitted every 15 days, covering operational improvements, crew availability, and roster stability.
Indigo is directed to submit the FDTL relaxations required to normalize the flight operations for DGCA review.
DGCA has directed its Regional Offices to conduct real-time field inspections at major airports to evaluate IndiGo’s management of flight disruptions. Officials are to observe IndiGo's passenger-handling arrangements, crew-deployment and rostering practices. The on-ground coordination during delays and cancellations are also monitored.
DGCA direction IndiGo to submit a detailed roadmap covering projected crew recruitment. It is also to submit the data of induction of aircraft which shall be reviewed by DGCA.
IndiGo presented data on cancellations provided initial reasons, including transitional challenges in implementing the revised FDTL, crew-planning issue & winter-season operational constraints
Indigo has been directed to normalize the operations at the earliest. It has also been directed to ensure that it does not lead to increase in fares.
DGCA also held a detailed review meeting with the senior leadership of IndiGo.
IndiGo has been experiencing a sharp rise in cancellations, reaching approximately 170–200 flights per day, which is substantially higher than normal.
IndiGo’s Operational Disruptions and cancellations of flights across the network was reviewed by the Civil Aviation Minister. The situation is being closely monitored by MoCA
Civil Aviation Minister has also held a meeting of senior officers of Airport AAI. Minister instructed AAI to inform all airport directors that they should constantly monitor the situation and provide all support to stranded passengers.
Minister has also directed DGCA to closely monitor the airfares during the flight disruptions and cancellations
IndiGo Reached Out To For Leave Buybacks
According to top governmentt sources, the Civil Aviation Ministry has expressed its unhappiness towards IndiGo. Additionally, the government unhappy with IndiGo's decision of not hiring adequate no of pilots.
Following this, IndiGo has promised that they will start hiring pilots soon. To which the airline is required to submit their hiring report after every 15 days.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on Thursday received a bomb threat email concerning an inbound Indigo flight from Sharjah, prompting authorities to activate standard safety protocols after the aircraft landed, sources said.
Flight 6E 1422 landed safely in Hyderabad at 3.15 p.m., they said.
(Source: PTI)
Status for 6E at Mumbai Airport:
118 IndiGo flights cancelled
Total Departure flights cancelled till now - 74
Total Arrival flights cancelled till now - 44
Total cancellations: 118
(Mumbai Airport sources)
Stakeholders meeting called by Civil Aviation Minister has ended, all airline representatives, DGCA, AAI Chairman, have left.
(Source: NDTV Profit reports)
Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu reportedly chaired meeting with IndiGo officials on the current situation where officials from AAI, DGCA and ministry were also present.
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"I am confident we all can deal with this challenge too. Together, as one team, we will overcome this challenge and emerge even stronger", Elbers wrote in an email.
IndiGo's CEO Pieter Elbers stated that the company's immediate goal was to normalize its operations and bring punctuality back on track in the coming days, which he said would not be an easy target, in a mail to employees.
In a mail exclusively reviewed by NDTV Profit, CEO of IndiGo Pieter Elbers has written:
"These past few days have been difficult for many of our IndiGo customers and colleagues
We could not live up to that promise these past days and we have publicly apologized for that
An accumulation of several operational challenges, minor technology glitches, schedule changes, adverse weather conditions impacted the performance
Heightened congestion in the aviation ecosystem, and the implementation of the newly released FDTL norms - compounded negatively"
The offer by IndiGo has been extended to captains & first officers of Airbus fleet. There is no restriction on number of leaves a pilot can offer to surrender.
Delhi International Airport has issued a passenger advisory regarding flight disruptions:
One domestic carrier has operational issues, causing delays and schedule changes.
Airport teams are working to minimize disruption and maintain passenger flow.
Passengers should check directly with their individual airlines for the most current updates.
An IndiGo flight from Madinah in Saudi Arabia to Hyderabad was diverted to Ahmedabad on Thursday following a bomb threat, a police official said.
The flight landed safely at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad around 12:30 pm, and all passengers and crew were deboarded to conduct a thorough search of the plane, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 4) Atul Bansal.
(Source: PTI)
In an email, accessed by NDTV Profit, IndiGo has reached out to its pilots and first officers, proposing a buyback of leaves at approximately 1.5 times of the per-day gross salary.
The Captains and First Officers of Airbus have been offered the buyback for leaves commencing from Jan. 1, 2026 till Feb. 3 2026.
Sources told NDTV Profit on Thursday that IndiGo has offered pilots buyback for leaves from Jan 1 To Feb 3, 2026.
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IndiGo's OTP fell to 19.7% on Wednesday, down from 35% on December 2.
IndiGo, India's largest airline, cancelled more than 300 domestic and international flights at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and other airports, on Thursday as operational disruptions continued for the third day, impacting the travel plans of hundreds of passengers.
(Source: PTI)
According to a nationwide survey by LocalCircles, covering over 15,000 airline passengers across 301 districts, 54% of respondents reported issues with flight punctuality in the past 12 months, while an equal percentage flagged concerns over staff attitude and courteousness.
1. Open IndiGo’s flight status page or app: https://www.goindigo.in/check-flight-status.html
2. Choose to search by flight number or PNR.
3. Enter the required details, such as flight number or PNR.
4. Select the departure or arrival option and the travel date.
5. Click “Search Flight” to view the live status.
Minister of Civil Aviation Rammohan Naidu has called a meeting at 4:00 p.m. today
Minister has invited all stakeholders for the meeting
Minister to discuss IndiGo flight cancellations
Sources to NDTV Profit
The DGCA has sought certain information, said the airline, adding that it is not aware of any probe.
Source: Bloomberg
IndiGo's stock price is currently 2.24% down at Rs 5,470 apiece on the NSE, as compared to a 0.08% advance in the Nifty 50.
IndiGo's stock price is currently 2.24% down at Rs 5,470 apiece on the NSE, as compared to a 0.08% advance in the Nifty 50.
48 Indigo departures and 47 Indigo arrivals (domestic & international) are cancelled since today morning.
Total 85 flight cancellations at CSMIA:
Arrivals: 41 flights
Departure: 44 flights
Source: Mumbai Airport to NDTV Profit
IndiGo officials expected anytime after 1:30 p.m. at the DGCA office.
#IndiGo’s 350 cancellations may cost nearly ₹17 crore in profit impact.
— NDTV Profit (@NDTVProfitIndia) December 4, 2025
How the numbers stack up? @soumeet_sarkar analyses. pic.twitter.com/TXwi2up56TWhile a flight cancellation immediately leads to a direct loss in revenue, it also eliminates some of the variable costs involved in operating an aircraft. Therefore, to calculate the true impact of the loss, one must take into account both the revenue loss as well as the variable costs saved.
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Pilots' body Federation of Indian Pilots has alleged that IndiGo, despite getting a two-year preparatory window before the full implementation of new flight duty and rest period norms for cockpit crew, "inexplicably" adopted a "hiring freeze."
FIP said it has urged the safety regulator, DGCA, not to approve airlines' seasonal flight schedules unless they have adequate staff to operate their services 'safely and reliably' under the New Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms.
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Indigo flight cancellations for Dec. 04 at Bengaluru International Airport due to operational reasons
Arrival - 41
Departures – 32
Source: BIAL
"Many passengers were forced to spend the night at the airport. Continuous delays and cancellations have led to Terminal-1 becoming overcrowded. Due to the shortage of seating, many passengers were compelled to sit on the floor. Elderly travellers and families with children faced significant difficulties," said Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru PRO.
Source: ANI
33 IndiGo flights cancelled at Delhi Airport today.
Source: DIAL
18 IndiGo flights cancelled at Hyderabad Airport today.
Source: Hyderabad Airport Sources
IndiGo officials are set to meet with the aviation authority at 12:00 p.m. today.
IndiGo's OTP on Dec. 03 stands at 19.7%
On Dec. 02, IndiGo's OTP was 35%
IndiGo's OTP on Dec. 03 stands at 19.7%
On Dec. 02, IndiGo's OTP was 35%
Source: Civil Aviation Ministry
"A multitude of unforeseen operational challenges, including minor technology glitches, schedule changes linked to the winter season, adverse weather conditions, increased congestion in the aviation system, and the implementation of updated crew rostering rules (Flight Duty Time Limitations), had a negative compounding impact on our operations in a way that was not feasible to be anticipated," the airline said in a statement on Wednesday.
More than 30 IndiGo flights that were scheduled to depart from Delhi were cancelled early Thursday. A spokesperson for the airport in Bengaluru said that 73 IndiGo flights had been cancelled on Thursday. Several flights at Mumbai airport were also cancelled.
Source: NDTV
Chaos unfolded at #Mumbai Airport this morning as #IndiGo flights were hit by massive disruptions, with delays stretching up to eight hours and several cancellations announced without warning.
— NDTV Profit (@NDTVProfitIndia) December 4, 2025
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India’s largest airline by market share cancelled over 1,200 flights in November, according to a press note issued on Wednesday. The bulk of these cancellations — 755 flights — were linked to crew and FDTL-related constraints following the rollout of the new norms.
The second-biggest factor was airport/airspace restrictions, which led to 250 cancellations. Another 127 flights were cancelled due to miscellaneous reasons, while 92 flights were grounded because of air traffic control system failures.
The airline cancelled close to 200 flights across Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru in recent days, sources told NDTV. The cancellations stem from complications arising out of the rollout of new flight duty-time limitation (FDTL) norms, which took effect last month.
IndiGo has been summoned by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The regulator has called the carrier’s officials for a meeting to explain the ongoing operational issues and present a detailed plan to mitigate disruptions.
Sources told NDTV that more than 170 IndiGo flights are likely to be cancelled on Thursday.
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