IndiGo flights status: Airline cancels all domestic departures from Delhi, Chennai as disruptions continue—10 updates

Following a crew shortage, IndiGo cancelled hundreds of flights this week. The airline has now told India’s aviation regulator that it expects to return to normal operations by 10 February. IndiGo also requested a temporary relaxation of certain rules that limit pilots’ nighttime duty hours. The flight disruptions entered their fourth day after 550 flights were cancelled on Thursday.

IndiGo flights status today: Top 10 updates

1. Disruptions continued on the fourth day. Early morning flights from Delhi to Pune were among the cancellations. Mint checked IndiGo's website for today's status of flights 6E 2343, 6E 2471, and 6E 6692 from Delhi to Pune—all appeared as cancelled.

Additionally, the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport PRO reported that flight operations at the Airport faced problems today, as IndiGo cancelled two scheduled flights and delayed four others, reported ANI. Airline's all arrivals and departures have been cancelled till 3 pm at Delhi airport, airport authorities informed HT.

Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru mentioned that 52 arrivals and 50 departures of IndiGo flights have been cancelled so far today. “Between 0000 hrs and 0800 hrs on 5 December 2025, a total of 16 IndiGo arrival flights and 16 IndiGo departure flights were cancelled, while one NAG–PNQ flight was diverted to Hyderabad due to Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL),” ANI quoted Pune Airport Director as saying.

2. IndiGo has cancelled over 400 flights nationwide, including every scheduled flight to and from New Delhi on Friday as the country's largest carrier continues struggling with disruptions caused by newly implemented pilot rest regulations and recent tech issues. New Delhi suffered the biggest impact, while Mumbai saw 104 cancellations and Ahmedabad faced 86, people familiar with the matter said, asking for anonymity as they’re not authorized to speak publicly, Bloomberg reported.

3. Following a briefing from IndiGo officials, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement Thursday night that the disruptions were mainly due to miscalculations and planning shortcomings. These incidents occurred during the rollout of Phase 2 of the Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) for crew members. The regulator noted that the airline acknowledged its real crew requirement was higher than its initial estimate.

4. Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu on Thursday convened a high-level meeting to assess the ongoing IndiGo flight disruptions and instructed the airline to promptly restore normal operations while ensuring that airfares remain unaffected by the current situation.

5. The government's statement mentioned, “All aspects of IndiGo's operational recovery and passenger support measures will continue to be closely monitored until full stability is achieved.”

6. Shares of InterGlobe Aviation, the company that runs IndiGo, dropped 3.4% on Thursday and have declined about 6% over the course of the week, according to Reuters.

7. Further flight cancellations are likely in the coming days, a PTI report noted, with Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stating that IndiGo will scale back its operations from 8 December to help limit disruptions.

8. The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA) stated that IndiGo’s operational disruptions caused by crew shortages reflect a failure of proactive resource planning by leading airlines and suggested that there might also be an attempt to pressure the regulator, DGCA, into relaxing the new flight duty time limitation rules.

9. The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) alleged that, despite having a two-year window to prepare for the full implementation of new flight duty and rest period norms for cockpit crew, IndiGo “inexplicably” imposed a “hiring freeze”.

10. As per a PTI report, IndiGo’s CEO, Pieter Elbers, informed staff that restoring normal operations and achieving punctuality will not be an “easy target”.