Srinagar, Dec 05: Indigo, India’s largest low-cost airline, accounting for over 60 per cent of domestic passenger traffic, has been struck hard in the wake of new flight duty time limitation rules, causing the airline scores of flight cancellations and flight delays over the past couple of days and affecting thousands of fliers across the country.

There are several reasons behind the disruptions; however, the chief reason that threw the airline off balance, as per a report in the Indian Express, is crew shortages.

As per the report, the second and final phase of the new crew rest and duty rules was implemented last month, and IndiGo was caught ill-prepared, which ultimately led to IndiGo’s flight delays and mass cancellations.

According to the Indian Express, the disruption has led to

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