IndiGo Flight Disruptions and Government Intervention

IndiGo, a major Indian airline, is facing a significant operational crisis with approximately 170-200 daily flight cancellations and severe delays across India. These disruptions, which began in late November 2025, are attributed to an acute shortage of crew, crew-planning gaps, winter-season constraints, and transitional challenges in implementing Phase 2 of revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms. Priyanka Chaturvedi, an MP, has moved a notice in the India — Rajya Sabha, requesting Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu to address the issue, citing urgent public importance due to passenger inconvenience. The India — Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) (DGCA) held a review meeting with IndiGo's leadership, where IndiGo sought temporary operational exemptions from certain FDTL provisions until February 10, 2026, assuring that stable operations would be restored by then. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (India) is closely monitoring the situation and has directed the India — Airports Authority of India (AAI) to ensure passenger support and the DGCA to monitor airfares.