IndiGo Friday warned that the day would see the highest number of cancellations yet, as the airline undertakes an emergency “system reboot” to stabilise operations after four days of disruptions. IndiGo CEO Peter Elbers informed that the airline cancelled more than 1000 flights on December 5.

With hundreds of flights already cancelled or delayed , the carrier said it was enforcing short-term, proactive cancellations to ease airport congestion and restore schedules.

IndiGo, which generally operates around 2,300 flights daily with a fleet of over 400 planes, has seen its punctuality plummet with the operational disruptions that are expected to continue for many more days.

IndiGo apologised for the chaos, cautioning that the situation ‘will not be resolved overnight,”’even as it suspen

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