By Francis Mascarenhas and Priyanshu Singh

MUMBAI/BENGALURU, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Crowds at Indian airports eased on Saturday but hundreds of passengers were still gathering outside Bengaluru and Mumbai airports as 385 IndiGo flights were cancelled, in the fifth day of a crisis that has hit the country’s biggest airline.

Air travel across India has been in turmoil this week after IndiGo cancelled thousands of flights, prompting the government to announce special relief for the carrier and operate some trains to help clear the backlog.

It is the biggest crisis ever for the 20-year-old airline, which long prided itself on on-time performance and lured passengers with low-cost fares.

IndiGo has admitted it failed to plan properly ahead of a November 1 deadline to implement stricter rules for

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