The non-availability of enough pilots led to major delays and last-minute cancellations of IndiGo flights across its network on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The pilot shortage issue has emerged with the implementation of new flight duty time norms and the addition of flights in the winter schedule from November 1.

Major Delays

On Tuesday, 65 per cent of IndiGo’s flights were delayed — the highest among all major airlines. The disruption continued into Wednesday with cancellations and delays at all major airports. In Mumbai, there were 33 cancellations and 51 delays by Wednesday evening. In Bengaluru and Delhi, there were 62 and 42 flight cancellations, respectively.

IndiGo is the largest airline in India and carries two in every three domestic passengers. The airline operates over 2,200 flig

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