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

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Major air terminals in urban centres have been hit the most and many cancellations have taken place at the Hyderabad, Kolkata and Delhi airports as IndiGo continues to face operational crisis.

Telangana’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is witnessing 115 flights cancelled today. This includes 54 arrivals and 61 departures, officials told PTI.

Meanwhile, 112 flights have been cancelled at the Mumbai airport, sources told the news agency

A statement from the Delhi Airport said at least 59 departures and 50 arrivals have been cancelled today, adding up to 109 flights.

Kolkata recorded at least 76 flight cancellations, which includes 53 departures and 23 arrivals, as per the news agency.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Sunday said that passengers have endured mental harassment and distress due to IndiGo's ongoing operational crisis and assured that steps are being taken to ensure accountability is fixed.

Speaking to reporters here, Mohol said, "All passengers have suffered mental distress and have had to face many difficulties. They had to endure mental harassment because of IndiGo."

IndiGo flights cancelled live: IndiGo has cancelled nine flights at the MBB Airport here on Sunday, an official said. The airline operates 11 flights from Agartala airport, out of which nine were cancelled on Sunday.

"Due to the ongoing problem, IndiGo has cancelled nine scheduled flights (arrival and departure) from MBB Airport on Sunday. But it will operate two flights as scheduled," MBB Airport Director KM Nehra told PTI.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: In a fresh statement issued on Sunday, IndiGo said that the airline is “establishing further significant and sustained improvements across our network”. It added that IndiGo will operate 1650 flights, compared to yesterday's 1500. The on-time performance also seemed to improve, jumping to 75%, the airline said in the statement.

The operations are expected to stabilise by December 10, as per the airline. “Growing confidence for stabilization of the network by 10th December, earlier communicated timeline was between 10 and 15 December,” it said.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: IndiGo cancelled 650 flights on Sunday and said it will run 1,650 out of its 2,300 daily flights on December 7, the airline said in a statement.

Here's what it said:

"Today, December 7 we are on track to operate over 1650 flights, up from ~1500 yesterday

On Time performance 75%, up from ~ 30% yesterday

Refund and Luggage process in full action, both for direct bookings and indirect bookings."

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Delhi's IGI airport has issued a fresh advisory for passengers amid IndiGo's operational crisis. It advised passengers to check the latest flight status with their airline before leaving for the airport to avoid inconvenience.

“IndiGo flights may still experience delays. Passengers are advised to check the latest flight status with their airline before leaving for the airport to avoid inconvenience,” it said.

The statement further said, “Our teams are working closely with all stakeholders to minimize delays and ensure a smooth travel experience. For assistance including medical, please approach the information desk where our on-ground staff is ready to help.”

IndiGo flights cancelled live: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued a show-cause notice to the accountable manager of IndiGo.

“...You are directed to show cause within 24 hours of receipt of this notice as to why appropriate enforcement action should not be initiated against you under the relevant provisions of the Aircraft Rules and Civil Aviation Requirements for the violations. Failure to submit your reply within the stipulated period shall result in the matter being decided ex parte,” it said in the notice.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Union minister of state for civil aviation and cooperation Murlidhar Mohol on Sunday said that they are closely monitoring the situation and have taken immediate action against the airline for not adhering to Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL).

"The reason behind the situation that formed 4 days back, the chaos was that IndiGo and its management did not take this seriously. Through DGCA, we took immediate action. We appointed a 4-member investigation committee, a 24/7 control room was set up, and we kept FDTL regulations in abeyance until February 2026. DGCA has issued a show-cause notice to IndiGo CEO, and a response has been sought within 24 hours," he said.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will be running special trains to clear passenger rush in view of flight disruptions, its chief spokesperson said on Sunday.

Two special trains -- one each from Dibrugarh to New Delhi, and Guwahati to Howrah -- would run on Monday, the CPRO said. "Further, 20 coaches will be attached to 18 different trains to help clear the rush of passengers. These trains are running on different sectors," he added.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Against the backdrop of a large number of flights cancelled and delayed at various airports, causing hardships to thousands of passengers, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday set up a four-member inquiry panel to ascertain the reasons for the situation and recommend mitigation measures.

The committee comprises Joint Director General Sanjay K Bramhane and Deputy Director General Amit Gupta, Senior Flight Operations Inspector Captain Kapil Manglik and Flight Operations Inspector Captain Rampal at the DGCA.

The committee will submit its findings and recommendations to the DGCA within 15 days to enable necessary regulatory enforcement action and ensure institutional strengthening, the order said.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: IndiGo cancelled more than 300 flights at Delhi and Mumbai airports on Sunday, as the disruptions entered the sixth day while efforts are on to normalise operations.

PTI sources said at least 112 flights were cancelled at the Mumbai airport and 109 flights at Delhi airport.

Meanwhile, 115 flights are canceleld at the Hyderabad airport, 38 in Chennai and 11 in Amritsar.

After cancelling approximately 1,600 of its 2,300 daily flights on Friday, the airline saw a reduction in disruptions on Saturday, with cancellations falling to around 800.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: A total of 109 IndiGo flights have been cancelled at Delhi's IGI airport, PTI reported quoting sources. Disruptions appear to continue for a sixth straight day while the airline says efforts are on to normalise operations.

The disruptions have resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations and delays in the last few days, leaving thousands of passengers stranded.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Flight disruptions continue at airports across the country after over 300 flights remain cancelled on Sunday. According to PTI sources, 112 flights have been cancelled at the Mumbai airport.

Meanwhile, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers on Saturday received DGCA notice, seeking explanations within 24 hours on the massive flight disruptions.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Over 100 IndiGo flights have been cancelled in Hyderabad and Chennai today. Here are the numbers:

• Hyderabad airport: 61 departures and 54 arrivals
• Chennai airport: 38 departure flights

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Here is the full statement issued by IndiGo as flight cancellations continue for a sixth straight day:

"The Board of Directors of Interglobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) met on the first day the problem of cancellations and delayed flights arose. The members received a detailed briefing from the Management on the nature and extent of the crisis.

This meeting was followed up with a session confined to only Board members at which, it was decided to set up a Crisis Management Group (CMG) comprising amongst others the Chairman, Vikram Singh Mehta; Board Directors, Gregg Saretsky, Mike Whitaker and Amitabh Kant, and the CEO Pieter Elbers.

This Group has been meeting regularly to monitor the situation and is being constantly updated by the Management of the measures being undertaken to restore normal operations. In addition, there have been multiple telephonic discussions, including with Directors who are not members of the CMG.

The objective of these meetings and exchanges is to address, as quickly as practically possible, the hardships suffered by our customers and other stakeholders while also restoring operational integrity across the airline's network expeditiously.

The Board of Directors is doing everything possible to take care of the challenges faced by our customers and to ensure refunds on cancellation and offer waivers on cancellation/ rescheduling during the period of crisis."

IndiGo flights cancelled live: In a fresh statement issued on Sunday, an IndiGo spokesperson said that its Board of Directors met on the first day the problem of cancellations and delayed flights arose. “This Group has been meeting regularly to monitor the situation and is being constantly updated by the Management of the measures being undertaken to restore normal operations. In addition, there have been multiple telephonic discussions, including with Directors who are not members of the CMG.”

It added, “The Board of Directors is doing everything possible to take care of the challenges faced by our customers and to ensure refunds on cancellation and offer waivers on cancellation/ rescheduling during the period of crisis”.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: SpiceJet has announced 22 additional flights from Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata for today (December 7) and a few other regions as IndiGo continues to face operational crisis.

On Saturday as well, the airline announced additional flights on multiple domestic and international routes. The airline shared a list of services covering popular routes such as Delhi, Jaipur, Chennai, Dubai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Ayodhya, Goa, Patna, Pune, Udaipur, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, and others.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Eleven IndiGo flights have been cancelled at Amritsar airport on Sunday, according to a post by airport's official X account. These include routes to Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Srinagar and Pune.

Over 100 flights have been cancelled on Sunday as IndiGo said that the airline restored 95% of its connectivity. IndiGo, the country's largest airline that generally operates around 2,300 flights, recorded the lowest On Time Performance (OTP), an indicator of punctuality, of 3.7 per cent on December 5.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: IndiGo passengers are still facing problems due to flight disruptions and cancellations at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.

A passenger told ANI, "I had a flight at 11 am. The flight is already delayed here by 4 hours. I don't think I will reach there on time. I have an onward journey to Delhi...I received information that the flight is delayed."

IndiGo flights cancelled live: A total of 38 departure flights have been cancelled at Chennai airport amid IndiGo's operational disruptions. Over 100 flights remained cancelled on Sunday.

The country's biggest airline cancelled the flights because of a shortage of pilots after it failed to plan adequately for new rules limiting how many hours they work.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: Following days of disruptions across IndiGo's network that led to thousands of people stranded across the country, the Director General of Aviation (DGCA) formed a four-member committee to review the disruptions.

The committee will look into issues like crew planning, operational readiness, and compliance with new flight duty time regulations to prevent such incidents in the future.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: The aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday issued a show cause notice to IndiGo chief executive Pieter Elbers, holding him directly accountable for “significant lapses in planning, oversight, and resource management”.

“…Such large-scale operational failures indicate significant lapses in planning, oversight, and resource management, and is prima facie non-compliance on the part of the airline,” the notice, addressed to the CEO, stated. “As CEO, you are responsible for 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”.

More details here.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: The civil aviation ministry said disruptions in flight operations of one of the scheduled airlines has resulted in flight cancellations, leading to capacity constraints and unreasonable surge in the fares on a number of sectors.

The fare limits, excluding applicable charges, are not applicable for business class and UDAN flights, the civil aviation ministry said in an order.

Under the limits, for a flight flying up to 500 kilometres, the fares are capped at ₹7,500 and for 500-1,000 kilometres, the ticket price cap is ₹12,000. For flights operating 1,000-1,500 kilometres, the fares are limited at ₹15,000 and for above, 1,500 kilometres, the cap is ₹18,000.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said in a video statement on Friday that it will “take some time” for the flight operations to get back to normal, which is expected between December 10-15.

“Given the size, scale and complexity of our operations, it will take some time to return to a full normal situation, which we anticipate between 10 and 15 December,” he said in the video.

IndiGo flights cancelled live: A total of 11 flights have been cancelled at the Trichy airport in Tamil Nadu amid IndiGo's operational disruptions. These include 6 departures and 5 arrival flights.

Passengers continue to face disruptions across the country for a sixth straight day as IndiGo cancels and delays more flights. On Sunday, more than 100 flights have been cancelled, as per the latest update.