152 flights cancelled in Delhi today, ops of 121 hit in Bengaluru| India News

Madhu Sudan Shankar, joint secretary of the ministry of civil aviation, conducted a surprise check at the Mumbai airport on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters outside the airport, Shankar said, “I came here to conduct a surprise check… Things are in control. We discussed with all the stakeholders, especially the airport operators, ATC control managers.”

He said that the major affected sectors of the delays in domestic flights are Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Goa and Lucknow.

“A lot of improvements also took place… 780 baggages are available at the airport and 90% of them will be dispatched to the people by tomorrow, while 10% will happen on international basis,” he added.

Shankar also said that intimations are being given to passengers six hours before their flight time so that they don’t leave for the airport.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Union minister Kiren Rijiju said that in an NDA Parliamentary Party meeting earlier today, PM Modi expressed concerns over the rampant IndiGo flight cancellations.

“During the NDA parliamentary meeting, the PM told NDA MPs that people should not be troubled, face inconvenience. Rules and laws are good but in order to correct the system it is not right to harass people,” said Rijiju, as quoted by news agency ANI.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Five IndiGo flights scheduled from the Agartala airport today were cancelled. “IndiGo cancelled five flights from Agartala today. The remaining six flights are being operated as per schedule,” airport director KM Nehra told PTI.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: During his address to the Lok Sabha, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said that the government would encourage more airlines to come up to eliminate “any possibility of a duopoly” and ensure better connectivity and airfares.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu informed the Parliament that refunds worth over ₹750 crore has already been received by passengers. “IndiGo was ordered to issue refunds promptly and more than ₹750 crore has already reached passengers,” the minister said.

He said airports across the country are reporting normal conditions, with no crowding or distress.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Fresh visuals from the Chennai airport this morning showed passengers stranded after 41 IndiGo flights, including arrivals and departures both, were cancelled on Tuesday.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: At least 152 IndiGo flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport on Tuesday, half of them arrivals and the other departures. Besides, 121 flights were cancelled at the Bengaluru airport, 58 in Hyderabad and 41 in Chennai.

IndiGo flight cancellations LIVE updates: IndiGo has been directed to curtail its winter schedule by 5% and the DGCA has asked it to submit the revised plan by 5 pm on Wednesday, December 10.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu told the Parliament that no airline, no matter how big, would be allowed to cause trouble to passengers. “Refunds, baggage tracing and passenger support measures remain under the supervision of the ministry. Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued show-cause notices to IndiGo’s senior leadership and commenced a detailed enforcement investigation,” Naidu said, adding that further action would be taken based on the report.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Addressing concerns over the rampant IndiGo flight cancellations, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu informed the Lok Sabha that the government is determined to make the aviation system more competitive and robust.

“Through our policies, we are encouraging more new airlines to start and operate in India,” Naidu said, calling for better connectivity, affordability and comfort for passengers.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Several members of the Opposition walked out of the Lok Sabha briefly as speaker Om Birla did not permit further discussion on the IndiGo crisis after Ram Mohan Naidu shared details of action taken by the government.

Opposition members started trickling back into the House as the discussion on electoral reforms, centred on the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, began with Congress MP Manish Tewari speaking.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: The government said that the process of refunds and baggage handling of affected passengers is in its final stages. “IndiGo was ordered to issue refunds promptly and as informed by them, more than ₹750 crore has already reached the passengers,” Ram Mohan Naidu said in Lok Sabha said, adding the re-bookings were done with no extra charges.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said that the government intervened to put a cap on flight ticket pricing by airlines to ensure that no passenger was “exploited due to the sudden demand spikes and opportunistic pricing”.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that IndiGo had clearly assured full compliance with the flight duty norms and also confirmed its preparedness to undertake its winter schedule.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: While the DGCA noted that IndiGo increased its departures by 9.66% as compared to the winter schedule in 2024, and by over 6% as compared to the summer schedule this year, it also noted that “IndiGo has not demonstrated the ability to operate its schedules efficiently”, thus directing the airline to curtail operations by 5%.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: In its new order directing IndiGo to cut down its schedule, the DGCA made some very important observations. The aviation regulator said that 64,346 flights were approved for IndiGo in November, but the airline flew only 59,438, cancelling 951 flights.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: IndiGo has been ordered to cut down its daily operations by 5% by aviation watchdog DGCA. “IndiGo has not demonstrated the ability to operate its schedules efficiently,” the DGCA order read, directing IndiGo to share its revised schedule by 5 pm on December 10.

IndiGo currently operates 2,200 flights daily in its winter schedule.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: IndiGo has said that it has processes refunds worth ₹827 crore so far, even as cancellations continued for the 8th day on Tuesday. According to IndiGo, around two lakh customers are being assisted every day and the refund amount includes flights cancelled up to December 15.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Even as cancellations continued in some airports on Tuesday morning, the IndiGo airlines in a statement said that it operations have stabilised with a 91% on-time performance. The airline noted that IndiGo’s on-time performance improved from about 75 per cent previously to 90 per cent on Monday, and the number of flights increased from roughly 1,650 to more than 1,800.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly addressed the IndiGo cancellations during the NDA Parliamentary Party this morning. “During the NDA parliamentary meeting the PM told NDA MPs that people should not be troubled, face inconvenience. Rules and laws are good but in order to correct the system it is not right to harass people,” union minister Kiren Rijiju said, as per an ANI report.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: The Airline Pilots’ Association (ALPA) India has flagged concerns over some relaxations granted to IndiGo over implementation of the flight duty norms for the pilots and crew.

“The root cause should be explained to the people. The issue is the chances of it happening again. Our concern is that DGCA allowing a temporary exemption from some FDTL rules compromises the safety. Today, we have one law for IndiGo and another for other operators. To fulfil the demands of the flights, we are compromising on safety, and that will not go very well with the flying public,” Captain Anil Rao, General Secretary of ALPA was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu will address the Lok Sabha at 12 pm today on the ongoing IndiGo crisis, a day after he spoke on the same issue in the Rajya Sabha.

The discussion comes amid continued delays and cancellations across IndiGo’s network, leaving passengers stranded at airports nationwide.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: The government is planning to cut down the number of flights IndiGo operates daily in the winter season, amid the ongoing cancellations and disruptions. The airline operates 2,200 flights a day in the winter schedule. While it is not specified how many flights would be cut down, some officials said at least 100 a day could be pulled back.

“Looking at the current status of the airline, there may soon be a reduction in the daily approved IndiGo’s flight numbers for the current winter schedule operations. A final decision is yet to be taken on the number of flights to be reduced,” an aviation ministry official confirmed to HT.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: Several passengers were left stranded at the Ahmedabad airport this morning as 16 flights of the IndiGo airlines got cancelled. One of the passengers said that his flight to Chennai got delayed by at least 12 hours, alleging he received no satisfactory response from the airline.

“I did not have an issue while arriving, but while returning, my flight was scheduled for 2 AM on 9th December. I got a message that it has been rescheduled for 9 PM. Now I will have to wait for 12 hours here. I have been trying on the helpline for 2 days, but did not get a satisfactory response…,” ANI quoted the passenger as saying.

IndiGo flight status LIVE updates: In Mumbai, 31 IndiGo flights have been cancelled so far, 14 of them arrivals and 17 departures. This is one of the lowest cancellations seen at the airport recently.