Desh ka sabse bada domestic carrier IndiGo ka crisis abhi thamna ka naam nahi le raha. 8 December 2025 ko bhi 450 se zyada flights cancel hui, aur nationwide operations normal hone ki umeed abhi door lag rahi hai.
🔹 Flight cancellations: kahan aur kitna?
Delhi airport par lagbhag 134 flights cancel hui. Bengaluru me 127, Chennai me 71 aur Hyderabad me 77 flights cancel hone ki updates saamne aayi hain. Jammu aur Srinagar jaise airports pe bhi flights ground hui.
Pichhle kuch din situation aur zyada critical thi — ek din to 1,000+ flights tak cancel ho gayi thi. Sunday ko yeh number thoda kam hua, lekin phir bhi 650+ cancellations report hue.
🔹 Refunds, fare caps aur sarkari pressure
Airline ne ab tak ₹610 crore se zyada refunds process kiye hain. Civil Aviation Ministry ne strict instruction diya ki saare pending refunds immediately clear kiye jayein.
Sarkar ne airline ko rescheduling aur cancellation charges lagane se roka hai. Major airports par special helpdesks banaye gaye hain taaki passengers ko baggage, refunds aur alternative bookings me madad mil sake.
🔹 Crisis ka core reason kya hai?
Ye meltdown tab shuru hua jab 1 November se naye Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) rules implement hue.
Pilots ke rest hours aur duty cycles change hone se IndiGo ka roster aur crew planning collapse ho gaya. Officials ke mutabik airline ne transition planning me major “misjudgement” ki, jiski wajah se crew shortage aur schedule disruption barhta chala gaya.
🔹 Passengers ka haal: frustration aur chaos
Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru jaise metros me passengers ne long queues, poor communication, slow baggage delivery aur confusing rebooking processes ki complaints ki.
Kaafi logon ko raat bhar airport par wait karna pada. Social media par bhi heavy outrage dekhne ko mila.
🔹 Govt response aur IndiGo ka roadmap
Civil Aviation Ministry ne airline ko tough warning ke saath compliance instructions issue kiye.
IndiGo ne kaha hai ki woh “root-cause analysis” kar rahi hai aur network ko phased manner me stabilise karne ki koshish ho rahi hai. Airline ka target hai ki December ke end tak operations ko largely normal kar diya jaye — lekin abhi guarantee nahi di ja sakti.
🔹 Travel plan walon ke liye quick guidance
- Airport jaane se pehle flight status check zarur karein.
- Cancelled tickets ka refund status verify karein — extra fees nahi lagni chahiye.
- Alternate flights ya routes consider karein, kyunki cancellations ka impact network-wide dikh raha hai.
🔹 Aage kya?
Aviation experts ka kehna hai ki agar crew rostering aur recruitment issues timely fix nahi hue, December travel season me aur disruptions dekhne ko mil sakte hain.
IndiGo ke liye ab sabse bada challenge hai — schedule stabilise karna aur passenger trust wapas jeetna.
