Published on : 08 Dec 2025, 11:46 am 4 min read

A contempt of court petition filed by a pilots' union before the Delhi High Court in November this year appears to have anticipated the turbulence that later unfolded across India’s airline network with the mass cancellation of Indigo flights [ Federation of Indian pilots Vs Faiz Ahmad Kidwai ].

Since December 2, thousands of Indigo flights have reportedly been cancelled after the airline was unable to adjust its operations to comply with new pilot fatigue management rules despite an 18-month window to implement the rules notified in 2024.

Meanwhile, in its contempt plea filed last month, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) had flagged that the implementation of these guidelines has lagged behind because India's aviation watc

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