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Nearly 35 IndiGo flights cancelled at Ahmedabad airport as chaos continues

As many as 35 flights of IndiGo scheduled for departure from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad were cancelled on Saturday, escalating the woes of stranded passengers hit by the double whammy of travel uncertainty and alleged lack of basic facilities. Similar scenes were witnessed at the Vadodara airport, where three flights scheduled for departure were cancelled by IndiGo Airlines, which has been struggling to restore flight operations that had been in disarray for the last five days. In a partial relief for passengers travelling from the Rajkot airport, only one IndiGo flight -- for Mumbai -- was cancelled, while seven flights for Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Hyderabad and Bengaluru operated, officials said. An Ahmedabad Airport official stated that a total of 72 6E flights of IndiGo Airlines, scheduled for arrival and departure between 12:01 am and 11:59 pm, were cancelled on Saturday, including 35 departure and 37 arrival flights. Six flights, including thre

Govt grounds new pilot rest rules for 2 months as IndiGo crisis deepens

India suspends new pilot duty-time rules to stabilise IndiGo after massive cancellations, as government launches inquiry and expects normal operations within 3 days

Govt launches high-level inquiry into flight disruptions after IndiGo chaos

After IndiGo cancellations disrupted travel for thousands, the government has set up a four-member DGCA-led panel to fix accountability and recommend safeguards for passengers

IndiGo admits to gaps as 200 more flights cancelled in ongoing disruptions

200 more flights cancelled on Thursday; chaos at airports across India

IndiGo chaos exposes deep cracks in aviation's pilot planning playbook

It is easy to see that these rules require airlines to accelerate their pilot and crew hiring programmes. In fact, the FDTL norms are not the only compulsion to do so

Nearly 54% IndiGo flyers complain about timeliness, staff behaviour: Survey

A LocalCircles survey of IndiGo flyers, conducted against backdrop of social media complaints about service standards, highlights punctuality and staff behaviour as biggest pain points for passengers

Air turbulence: IndiGo cancels 300 flights in 2 days as new FDTL rules bite

Airline's on-time performance drops to 35%; DGCA's stricter rest norms disrupt operations nationwide

13 Indigo flights cancelled from Hyderabad, passengers frustrated

A chaotic situation unfolded at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here after Indigo airlines cancelled 13 flights to various destinations, including Delhi and Bangalore from here, airport sources said. The airport, however, maintained that some IndiGo flights have been impacted due to airline-related technology and operational issues, resulting in delays and cancellations. Similarly, the airline also cancelled 18 incoming flights from various destinations, the sources said. Nine flights were cancelled on Tuesday alone. Deeply unfortunate to see #Ayyappadevotees forced to protest at Hyderabad Airport after @IndiGo6E failed to address hours-long delays. Passengers deserve clarity, and responsible service. Hope the authorities take immediate action, a netizen said in a post on X tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah and Ram Mohan Naidu. Social media was flooded with videos showing frustrated passengers arguing with airline staff over the ...

Over 90% of Air India A320 fleet reset, operations continue smoothly

The airline added that its engineering and ground teams worked round the clock to ensure there were no cancellations and minimal impact on flight schedules

Global flights in chaos as top-selling Airbus A320 planes hit by recall

Airlines rushed to implement the updates for affected A320 jetliners, grounding flights and upending plans for thousands of travellers, in a rare global recall of Airbus's top-selling je

Navi Mumbai airport to start commercial operations from December 25

NMIA will begin with limited operations, expand in February, and ease the load on Mumbai's main airport

Govt to soon launch sustainable aviation fuel policy: Aviation Minister

A report released at the summit by FICCI and KPMG said India's SAF ambitions rest on a strong feedstock advantage, including 680 million tonnes of annual agricultural residue

Delhi Airport records 34% surge in East-West transit passenger traffic

Air India and IndiGo handle over 90 per cent of Delhi's East-West transit traffic as DIAL ramps up routes to Thailand, Japan, China, and the UK

Air India seeks $1.1 bn from owners after crash, airspace restrictions

After facing multiple setbacks, the ailing carrier is far from its goal of achieving operational break-even by the end of March next year and has sought ₹10,000 cr from Tata Sons, Singapore Airlines

AAIB report shows nothing wrong with Air India ops: MD & CEO Wilson

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson says the AAIB's preliminary report on the June crash found no fault with aircraft, engines, or airline practices, while support for victims' families continues

Delhi airport to increase passenger handling capacity by 20% by 2030: CEO

Currently, Terminal 3 has four piers - two each for domestic and international operations

Supporting people affected by devastating plane crash: Air India CEO

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Wednesday said the plane crash in June was devastating for people, families and the staff involved, and the airline has been doing everything to support those affected to ease their journey forward. Speaking at a conference in the national capital, Wilson also said the interim probe report into the crash indicated that there was nothing wrong with the aircraft, the engines and the operation of the airline. "We obviously, as with everyone else, we await the final report, and if there's anything to learn from it, we will," he said at his first public engagement in India post the aircraft crash. In one of the worst aircraft accidents in India, a total of 260 people, including 241 passengers, died after Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft operating flight AI171 to London Gatwick crashed soon after take off from Ahmedabad on June 12. "It was absolutely devastating for the people involved, for the families of those involved, and the staff. "And since that

Air India Express to add 20-24 aircraft in 2026, says MD Aloke Singh

A white-tail aircraft is a plane that has been built by the manufacturer but does not have a confirmed buyer at the time of completion

DGCA flags 'repetitive, persistent' procedural lapses in Akasa Air's audit

According to the DGCA's assessment, Akasa's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) checks were repeatedly being marked as "closed" without any analyst comments or evidence of corrective action

Delhi airport can increase annual passenger handling capacity to 130 mn

Delhi airport can scale up its annual passenger handling capacity to up to 130 million as "efficiencies can thrive", its CEO Videh Kumar Jaipuriar has said. The national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), also the country's busiest airport, currently has the capacity to handle more than 100 million passengers annually. In the year ended March 31, 2025, the airport had seen 79.3 million. Jaipuriar, who is the CEO of DIAL, said the passenger numbers are expected to increase compared to the previous year but did not provide a particular range or estimate. The airport, which started operating the refurbished Terminal 2 (T2) on October 26, has two more terminals -- T1 and T3. International flights operate only from T3. Jaipuriar said the current plan for the airport is to have an annual passenger handling capacity of 130 million. "T1 is designed for 40 million (passengers per annum capacity). I think we can definitely stretch it by 3-4 per cent or 10 per cent more. .