IndiGo Flights Cancellation LIVE Updates: Airline vows full normal operations by Feb 10; 550 flights cancelled on Thursday

IndiGo Flight News Cancellations Today Live Updates: In a setback, even after DGCA’s warning, IndiGo cancelled more than 500 flights on Thursday from three major airports. It is learnt that the cancellations were due to the shortage of crew. The airline does not have enough crew because of new rules on pilots’ work hours and rest time.

This is the third day in a row that the airline is facing this problem. The situation got worse after the pilots’ association said the airlines were creating the crisis to put pressure on regulators.

IndiGo issued a statement on cancellation

IndiGo, in a statement, apologised to the passengers, stating that its flight network had been badly disrupted for the past two days. The airline told the DGCA that it will reduce the number of flights starting December 8. It also said that normal operations are expected to return only by February 10, 2026. IndiGo admitted that mistakes in planning and in applying the second phase of the new duty rules caused the large-scale disruptions.

What Indigo said about delays and cancellations

IndiGo Flight News Cancellations Today Live Updates: In a statement, the airline said the cancellations and delays were triggered by a combination of unexpected operational issues. “We acknowledge that IndiGo’s operations have been significantly disrupted across the network for the past two days, and we sincerely apologise to our customers for the inconvenience caused,” the airline said. It also attributed the chaos to minor technical glitches, winter schedule changes, adverse weather, and heavy airport congestion. The airline stated “a multitude of unforeseen operational challenges” as the reason.