IndiGo flight cancellations highlights: IndiGo granted extension till 6 pm on Monday to respond to DGCA's notice

IndiGo flights cancelled live: More than 100 IndiGo flights, including 61 departures and 54 arrival flights, are cancelled today at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, officials told ANI.

IndiGo's disruptions have led to thousands of passengers facing inconvenience, long queues, and inadequate facilities, with some stranded at the airport for hours.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Indian Railways announced 89 special trains across all zones to be operated in the next three days starting Saturday to help people facing travel disruptions due to the mass flight cancellations by IndiGo.

The trains, which are to make over 100 trips, were arranged in the shortest possible time after analysis of train traffic situations in major cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Patna, and Howrah, among others.

IndiGoflights cancelled flights live: With IndiGo flight disruptions impacting thousands of passengers, the civil aviation ministry on Saturday directed the airline to complete the ticket refund process for the cancelled flights by Sunday evening, as well as ensure baggage separated from the travellers are delivered in the next two days.

The refund process for all cancelled or disrupted flights must be completed by 8 pm on Sunday, the ministry said in a statement.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: The flight information board at Delhi’s IGI airport showed many IndiGo cancellations as the airline’s operations continue to face major disruptions across India.

For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays affecting thousands of passengers.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Air India and Air India Express announced a series of proactive measures to help those stranded reach their destinations amid IndiGo crisis.

A release from the Air India Express said, "Since 4 December 2025, both carriers have proactively capped economy-class airfares on non-stop domestic flights to prevent the usual demand-supply dynamics applied by automated revenue management systems. Both carriers are also in the process of ensuring compliance with the latest directive on airfare caps issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on 6 December 2025."

IndiGo flights cancelled flights live: Amid the mass cancellation of IndiGo flights over the past few days, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation granted IndiGo relief from provisions limiting pilot duty hours at night until February 10, rules that were first announced in January 2024.

Here's a look at them:

• NIGHT DUTY WINDOW

THE RULE: Defined "night duty" as any work period touching 12 am to 6 am. This extension was designed to capture the "Window of Circadian Low" -the biological period when human alertness is lowest.

THE EXEMPTION: Reverts definition to 12am-5 am for IndiGo's A320 fleet.

• NIGHT LANDING LIMITS

THE RULE: Pilots flying during the night window were strictly capped at two landings to minimise high-risk manoeuvres while fatigued.

THE EXEMPTION: Suspends the two-landing limit entirely for IndiGo.

• WEEKLY REST REQUIREMENTS

THE RULE: Mandated a continuous 48-hour weekly rest period that could not include annual leave days, ensuring pilots received genuine recovery time

THE EXEMPTION: Restriction on leave substitution for all operators, not just IndiGo, withdrawn

• NIGHT-DAY DUTY OVERLAP

THE RULE: Imposed strict duty-time reductions for any flight encroaching on the critical 2am to 6am window.

THE EXEMPTION: By suspending the specific night duty cap for domestic operations, the penalty for flying through these hours is effectively nullified.

IndiGo flights cancelled flights live: At the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, IndiGo passengers are still facing problems due to the ongoing flight disruptions and cancellations.

For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced. The airline cancelled more than 500 flights on Saturday.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Here's what IndiGo said in its latest statement dated December 7 posted on X amid the operational chaos leading to cancellation of flights across the country:

"Addressing the recent disruptions in our network, we had cancelled a significant number of flights and operated little above 700 flights yesterday connecting 113 destinations. The main objective was to reboot the network, systems, and rosters so that we could start afresh today with higher number of flights, improved stability, and there are some early signs of improvement.

Today, we are on our way to operate over 1500 flights by end of day. With regards to destinations, over 95% of network connectivity has already been re-established as we are able to operate to 135 out of the existing 138 destinations in operations. While we understand that we have a long way to go, we are committed to build back the trust of our customers. We would like to thank all our partners and government agencies for their constant support and guidance. Most of all we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our customers and staff for their patience and cooperation through these tough times. We apologise once again."

IndiGo flights cancelled live: IndiGo has attributed the chaos to a “multitude of unforeseen operational challenges" amid the mass cancellation of flights over the past few days.

However, the DGCA said in a notice issued to IndiGo CEO that the primary cause of the flight disruptions is non-provisioning of adequate arrangements to cater to the revised requirements for smooth implementation of the approved FDTL (Flight Duty Time Limitations) scheme for the airline.

If you are wondering what these norms are, you can read them here.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: The civil aviation ministry (MCA) has imposed temporary fare caps on domestic flights after IndiGo disruptions led to large-scale cancellations and an “unreasonable surge” in ticket prices across several sectors.

The maximum fares notified are ₹7,500 for routes up to 500 km, ₹12,000 for 500–1,000 km, ₹15,000 for 1,000–1,500 km, and RS 18,000 for routes above 1,500 km. These limits are exclusive of UDF (user development fee), PSF (passenger service fee) and taxes, and do not apply to Business Class or RCS-UDAN flights.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Saturday issued show cause notices to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers, seeking explanations within 24 hours on the massive flight disruptions.

"... as the CEO, you are responsible for ensuring effective management of the airline but you have failed in your duty to ensure timely arrangements for conduct of reliable operations and the availability of requisite facilities to the passengers," the regulator said in the notice sent to Elbers.