135 departures and 90 arrivals were cancelled in Delhi in a single day, while Bengaluru saw around 50 cancellations and Hyderabad over 90.

DGCA Withdraws New Pilot Rest Rule After IndiGo Flight Cancellation Chaos

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has withdrawn its newly introduced pilot-rest norms. DGCA has taken this step after IndiGo’s four-day operational meltdown, which caused large-scale cancellations across major airports in the country. The regulator rolled back the instruction prohibiting airlines from substituting “leave” for mandatory weekly rest and stated that the decision was being implemented “with immediate effect” due to ongoing disruptions and repeated requests from carriers to ensure continuity of operations.

IndiGo’s crisis caused more than 1,000 cancel

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