Airfares on several major routes surged to extraordinary levels on Friday after IndiGo cancelled all its domestic departures from Delhi Airport until midnight.

The sudden grounding created an immediate shortage of seats, triggering a sharp rise in last-minute ticket prices across the country.

Delhi Airport announced the suspension on its official X handle, confirming that all IndiGo domestic flights scheduled to depart December 5 would remain cancelled until 11:59 p.m.

The airport said that operations for all other airlines continue as usual and urged passengers to check their flight status before heading to the terminal.

The market reacted almost instantly. An Air India one-stop flight from Delhi to Bengaluru for Friday night soared to Rs 1.02 lakh, while Akasa Air priced the same rou

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