The Indian government on Saturday ordered IndiGo to complete all pending passenger refunds by 8pm on Sunday, as the nationwide flight disruption triggered by the airline entered its fifth straight day, leaving thousands stranded across major airports. Separately, in a major relief for air travellers, the government imposed emergency fare caps after ticket prices on key routes — including Delhi–Mumbai at Rs60,000 and Chennai–Delhi at Rs69,000 — surged to over Rs1 lakh following IndiGo’s mass cancellations. The Union ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) says any delay or non-compliance would attract immediate regulatory action, signalling its toughest stance yet since the crisis began earlier this week. IndiGo, which cancelled more than 1,000 flights on Friday and an additi

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