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Passengers at the IndiGo counter after several flights were cancelled at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, on 5 December 2025. (PTI)
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India needs more airlines, but that’s easier said than done| Business News

As the IndiGo flight status, or lack thereof, unravelled at India’s airports and share price went into tailspin, the civil aviation minister called for airlines…

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At the peak of the disruptions on 5 December, IndiGo cancelled 1,588 flights, or about 79% of its domestic schedule. (AFP)
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View | Flight disruptions: Why the key lies in promoting competition in the airline industry

The central government recently enacted the Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms in the airline industry. The rules seek to address the issue of pilot…

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A sign of things to come? A lone passenger stands at a IndiGo ticket counter at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Tuesday (9 December 2025). (ANI)
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IndiGo told to cut flights amid cancellations. What does that mean for the passenger?| Business News

The government has directed IndiGo to cut planned flights by 5% amid rampant cancellations, even as India’s largest airline by passengers carried limps back to…

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A passenger waits outside the IndiGo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru amid cancellations by India's largest airline. (AFP)
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View | First Air India, now IndiGo — India’s aviation crisis is all about ‘too big to tame’

India’s latest aviation fiasco—about 3,000 flights cancelled since last week—has exposed the ill effects of leaving two-thirds of a fast-growing market in the hands of…

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IndiGo's rampant flight cancellations raises questions on the “too big to fail” status of India's largest airline by passengers carried. (HT_PRINT)
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IndiGo stares at ‘significant’ financial damage due to flight crisis, Moody’s says| Business News

IndiGo is staring at “significant” financial damage due to the ongoing crisis stemming from rampant flight cancellations, Moody’s Ratings said, thereby raising questions on the…

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A passenger waits outside the IndiGo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on 6 December. (AFP)
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IndiGo shares crash as much as 6.63% after CEO asked to explain flight cancellations| Business News

Shares of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. fell the most in eight months after India’s civil aviation regulator called on the chief executive to explain the flight…

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Passengers inquire at an IndiGo airlines counter amid flight disruptions at Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi on Sunday (7 December 2025). The sight of one carrier bringing national air traffic to a near-halt underscores the danger of India’s reliance on too-big-to-falter industrial giants. (PTI)
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How India’s largest airline unraveled in quest for higher profit| Business News

On the evening of 2 December 2025, just three days before India’s largest airline would lose control of its operations, IndiGo executives noticed that a…

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A SpiceJet passenger Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport in Ahmedabad. (HT)
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SpiceJet comes to the rescue with 100 additional flights amid IndiGo chaos| Business News

SpiceJet Ltd. has decided to operate 100 additional flights over the next few days to mitigate the chaos left in the wake of IndiGo flight…

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Passengers look at a flight information display as many IndiGo flights stand cancelled at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Friday, 5 December 2025. (ANI)
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Have an IndiGo flight booked? Avoid the chaos, check flight status, ticket refund at home| Business News

Air travel across India is in turmoil for a fourth consecutive day after IndiGo—the country’s largest airline—cancelled 500 flights, including all departures from New Delhi,…

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IndiGo was dealing with more than 25 flight cancellations daily due to lack of pilots, even before things came to a head this week. (Reuters)
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The domino effect that led to IndiGo’s mass flight cancellations, delays| Business News

The hundreds of IndiGo flight cancellations and delays wasn’t triggered by one factor but is a consequence of a domino effect that has bought India’s…

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