DGCA

No extension beyond March for IndiGo’s wet-leased planes from Turkey; its Turkish Airlines 777s to go back after February

December 23, 2025 4:55 am

Prithviraj Chavan writes: We saw the IndiGO meltdown. Now let’s see the aviation sector’s restructuring

December 22, 2025 7:21 am

The government can consider breaking up IndiGo into two completely independent airlines as was done in the US under the Sherman and Clayton Anti-Trust Acts

Pilot bodies move Delhi HC against govt’s relaxation of flight duty norms; Centre says it has authority

December 16, 2025 6:48 pm

The court orally said govt authorities should have approached it before granting relaxations, to which the latter said it is empowered to make such exemptions

At least 79 IndiGo flights operational, 13 cancelled: AAI data

December 11, 2025 5:13 am

Meanwhile, frustrated passengers were also seen at the IndiGo helpdesk seeking refunds for cancelled journeys. “We were travelling to Jaipur (6E 117).

DGCA sets up oversight team to monitor network, crew ops at IndiGo headquarters; orders airline inspections at 11 airports

December 10, 2025 8:47 pm

The DGCA has also ordered its officers to carry out "immediate on-site inspections" at 11 airports to assess "safety, operational preparedness, passenger facilitation measures, and airline responsiveness during the ongoing disruption".

'Are you helpless?’: Delhi HC raps Centre over IndiGo crisis, tells airline to compensate passengers

December 10, 2025 4:54 pm

Indigo crisis news, Delhi high court Indigo: The court flagged the issue of surge pricing, asking how other airlines could take advantage of the situation and charge hefty sums for tickets from passengers.

Govt orders IndiGo to curtail flight schedule by 10%, double of what regulator DGCA had ordered

December 10, 2025 7:07 am

IndiGo is India’s largest airline with a domestic market share of nearly 65 per cent, and its schedule has over 2,300 daily flights, around 2,150 of which are domestic flights.

IndiGo flight cancellations: Your rights when a flight is cancelled, what consumer courts have ruled

December 11, 2025 1:22 pm

Despite the DGCA guidelines, disputes often arise when airlines cite 'technical issues' or 'operational reasons' to deny compensation. In such instances, passengers have successfully approached consumer courts under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, alleging 'deficiency in service'.

Yes, IndiGo is responsible for the current meltdown. But so is the DGCA

December 08, 2025 6:44 pm

If India wants to preserve its aviation ambitions, what is required now is not token inquiries but professional regulators, independent safety oversight, and zero compromise on fatigue, staffing and operational planning

Hold IndiGo to account, DGCA shouldn’t buckle

December 08, 2025 8:34 am

The country’s largest airline, IndiGo, cannot get away by simply saying that disruptions “have arisen primarily from misjudgement and planning gaps”.