Aviation stocks: IndiGo and SpiceJet face pressure from high oil prices, DGCA free-seat rule, and West Asia tensions. Analysts advise caution despite up to 55 per cent drop in stock price in 2026
The parent of IndiGo said it will operate 252 weekly flights to and from the West Asia between March 16 and March 28, 2026
InterGlobe Aviation shares gained today even as CEO Pieter Elbers stepped down. Analysts say operational stability and Iran conflict remain key monitorables ahead
Notably, airline companies benefit from lower fuel prices, as aviation turbine fuel (ATF) accounts for a significant portion of their operating costs
Share price of InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) slipped 5% to ₹4,293 on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade, quoting close to its 52-week low of ₹4,272 touched on March 3, 2025.
According to the analysis, IndiGo suspended 166 flights on March 1, 162 flights on March 2, and 156 flights on March 3, while 57 flights are impacted on March 4 so far, an evolving figure
IndiGo came out of December's chaos with limited fines, leveraging market dominance, procedural delays, and strategic lobbying to navigate the crisis
Hiring comes after over 5,000 flight cancellations in December 2025 due to new DGCA rest rules; airline increases crew strength, training and schedule buffers to avoid repeat disruptions
More than 10.4 lakh passengers were affected by flight cancellations in December, with over 93 per cent of the total passengers getting impacted by IndiGo cancellations
Equirus Securities has initiated coverage on budget-carrier InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) with a 'Long' rating, citing India's entry into a multi-decade aviation growth phase
IndiGo has vacated more than 700 slots at various domestic airports, following aviation watchdog DGCA curtailing the country's largest airline's winter flights by 10 per cent after massive operational disruptions in early December, according to sources. Generally, slots refer to a particular time period given to an airline for takeoff and landing of aircraft. In simple terms, it is about operating flights at the given time. Out of the 717 slots, as many as 364 are from six key metro airports -- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Among these cities, most of the vacated slots are from Hyderabad and Bengaluru, the sources told PTI. As per data provided by the sources, the number of slots vacated by IndiGo is spread over the January-March period. A total of 361 slots have been vacated for March compared to just 43 for February, and this month, the count of vacated slots is at 361. Against this backdrop, the civil aviation ministry on Thursday asked other airlines
Post the sharp 20% fall, IndiGo stock seems to be forming a base near ₹4,700 levels, says Kunal Shah, Senior Technical Analyst at Mirae Asset ShareKhan.
IndiGo said that the new labour laws resulted in an incremental cost of ₹969.3 crore, while the operational disruptions in December 2025 cost it ₹550 crore
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Competition Commission has sought details from IndiGo after a consumer complaint alleged exploitative pricing following flight disruptions; CCI may examine Section 4 issues
Last week, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said to employees that the "worst is behind us," following widespread flight cancellations and disruption at airports across the country
Civil aviation ministry has directed the airline to begin compensating passengers hit by mass flight cancellations earlier this month; IndiGo has said ₹10,000 vouchers will be issued starting Dec 26
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a response from the Customs department on a plea by InterGlobe Aviation, which operates the IndiGo airline, seeking a refund of more than Rs 900 crore paid as Customs duty on aircraft engines and parts re-imported into India after overseas repairs. A bench of Justices V Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar issued the notice to the deputy commissioner (refund), office of the principal commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Complex (Import), and asked the authorities to file a counter affidavit within two weeks. The court listed the matter for next hearing on April 8, 2026. InterGlobe, in its plea, contended that the levy of Customs duty on such re-imports was unconstitutional and amounted to double levy on the same transaction. The counsel for the Customs opposed the plea, claiming it is pre-mature and that the issue based on which the present claim has been filed is pending before the Supreme Court. The counsel said the Supreme Court has not passed any st
Before the crisis, the airline operated a total of 2,300 flights per day - about 2,000 domestic and about 300 international
IndiGo increased its seats from 7.4 million to 8.6 million