IndiGo Flight Cancellations Strand Couple

IndiGo, a major Indian airline, experienced widespread flight cancellations, grounding over 500 flights in a single day, due to a pilot shortage and misjudgment in implementing new government-mandated Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL). This operational disruption left thousands of travelers stranded across major airports including India — Delhi, India — Mumbai, India — Bengaluru, India — Hyderabad, India — Chennai, India — Jaipur, and India — Bhopal. A notable incident involved Medha Kshirsagar and Sangama Das, a newly married couple, who were forced to attend their own wedding reception in India — Hubli virtually from India — Bhubaneswar after their IndiGo flights were cancelled. IndiGo has informed the India — Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) that it expects operations to stabilize by February 10, 2026, and has requested temporary easing of crew-duty norms, while warning of continued cancellations until December 8 and reduced capacity thereafter.