India’s aviation sector remained under severe strain on Saturday as IndiGo’s operations failed to stabilise, leading to hundreds of fresh cancellations across major airports. The disruptions, now in their fifth straight day, left thousands of passengers stranded and intensified scrutiny from the civil aviation regulator.

Although airport authorities claimed operations were “gradually resuming,” queues, delays and crowding persisted across terminals nationwide. Many passengers reached airports only to discover that their flights had been delayed or cancelled. With alternative seats on other carriers filling rapidly, airfares shot up sharply, compounding the chaos for urgent travellers.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which on Friday granted IndiGo temporary relaxation from new

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