IndiGo has said that it plans to operate more than 1,950 flights on Thursday, carrying around three lakh passengers, as the airline continues to restore its network after last week’s operational breakdown.

Air travel has been severely affected since December 2, when a shortage of pilots and crew forced IndiGo to cancel or delay hundreds of flights. The disruption also pushed fares to unusually high levels on several routes.

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation directed the airline to cut its scheduled flights by 10% to stabilise its operations. The curtailed operations will also lead to reduced cancellations of IndiGo flights, the Union government said.

The airline said on Thursday that its schedule has been stable for three consecutive days, with no same-day cancell

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