IndiGo’s ongoing meltdown continues to disrupt travel for lakhs of passengers, with large numbers stranded nationwide as cancellations mount. On Tuesday alone, more than 350 flights to and from major hubs — Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru — were cancelled. The latest figures for 9 December show:
• Delhi: 152 cancellations (76 arrivals, 76 departures)
• Bengaluru: 121 cancellations (58 arrivals, 63 departures)
• Hyderabad: 58 cancellations (14 arrivals, 44 departures)
• Mumbai: 31 cancellations (14 arrivals, 17 departures)
Chaos also persisted at airports such as Ahmedabad and Delhi, prompting Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinarapu to hold a high-level review meeting. Senior ministry officials were directed to conduct on-ground inspections at major airports across the country. Meanwhile, the DGCA summoned IndiGo’s top leadership, including CEO Pieter Elbers, for a meeting on 10 December and ordered the airline to revise its Winter Schedule 2025, cutting 5% of operations due to its failure to manage planned flights.
The government has launched an inquiry, asserting the crisis stems from IndiGo’s internal crew-planning shortcomings. In Parliament, the minister promised strict action and confirmed that fare caps — ranging from ₹7,500 to ₹18,000 — had been imposed after ticket prices surged.
