IndiGo flight cancellations: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday took a major step against IndiGo by cutting its winter schedule by 5% due to the airline’s mass flight cancellations over the past eight days.
In its order, the aviation regulator noted that IndiGo was unable to effectively operate its approved winter schedule.
“IndiGo has not demonstrated the ability to operate its schedules efficiently. It is directed to reduce the schedule by 5% across sectors. IndiGo must submit a revised schedule by 5 pm on December 10,” the DGCA said.
IndiGo winter schedule cut short: Read DGCA order
In its notification issued on December 8, the DGCA said IndiGo’s winter schedule comes in the backdrop of nationwide blackouts due to mass cancellations.
“It has been found that 15,014 departures per week have been approved for IndiGo as per Winter Schedule (WS) 2025 issued by DGCA, representing 64,346 flights approved for the month of November 2025,” the company noted.
Out of over 64,000 flights, the DGCA said only 59,438 flights were actually operated during November 2025. As many as 951 IndiGo flight cancellations were recorded during this month.
“Compared to SS25, Indigo was allowed 6% schedule expansion with 403 aircraft as against 351 aircraft in SS25. However, it was found that the airline could only operate 339 aircraft in October 2025 and 344 aircraft in November 2025,” the DGCA said.
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