IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: On a day when IndiGo cancelled more than 1,000 flights, the airline's CEO Pieter Elbers on Friday said the situation is anticipated to normalise between December 10-15.

Elbers, in a video message, apologised for the major inconvenience caused to the passengers due to the disruptions.

"Regrettably, earlier measures of the last few days have proven not to be enough. So we decided today for a reboot of all our systems and schedules, resulting in the highest number of cancellations so far, but imperative for progressive improvements starting tomorrow onwards," he added.

"With these actions, we expect tomorrow to have cancellations below 1,000. The support of DGCA, in providing specific FDTL implementation relief, is of great help," Elbers stated.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: Pilots' body Airlines' Pilots Association (ALPA) India on Friday took "strong" objection to safety regulator DGCA's "selective and unsafe" relief to domestic carrier IndiGo, amid widescale cancellations, saying the decision sets a dangerous precedent.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) earlier in the day granted IndiGo temporary exemption from stricter night duty rules for pilots.

In a letter to the DGCA on Friday, ALPA-India said the decision not only sets a "dangerous precedent" but also undermines the very principle and purpose of the civil aviation requirement under which the norms have been formulated.

It also said on the pretext of passenger inconvenience, IndiGo is seeking relief despite having knowingly increased their winter operations while being fully aware of the implementation of the second phase of the pilots' flight duty and rest period norms.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: IndiGo cancelled over 100 flights scheduled for arrival and departure at four main airports in Gujarat - Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot - on Friday.

As many as 86 6E IndiGo flights scheduled for arrival and departure from the Ahmedabad airport (50 departure and 36 arrival) were cancelled between 0001 IST and till 1600 IST on December 5, an airport official said.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: The government has also decided to institute a high-level inquiry to determine the reasons and accountability for the IndiGo disruptions that has resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations and delays in the past four days.

The civil aviation ministry has taken urgent and proactive measures to address the ongoing disruption in flight schedules, particularly those of Indigo airlines, : Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said in a statement on Friday.

"The Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) orders of the DGCA have been placed in abeyance with immediate effect. Without compromising on air safety, this decision has been taken solely in the interest of passengers, especially senior citizens, students, patients, and others who rely on timely air travel for essential needs," he said.

According to him, the operational measures have been initiated to ensure that normal airline services are restored at the earliest.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Friday said various operational measures, including keeping new flight duty norms in abeyance, will help address the IndiGo flight disruptions, and complete restoration of services is expected in next three days.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: The operations of IndiGo continued to be plagued by disruptions on Friday as it cancelled 31 domestic flights from Goa's Dabolim airport till noon.

Amid a slew of cancellations, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has advised passengers to check their latest flight status before heading to the airport, according to a PTI report.

A senior official from the AAI, who runs the Dabolim airport in South Goa, told PTI that as of 12 noon, 31 IndiGo flights were cancelled, while only seven aircraft could take off.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) President Jack Sukhija said Indigo’s disruptions have caused major nationwide chaos, with 31 of 38 flights cancelled and travellers, including those in Goa, heavily affected. He noted that with Indigo holding a 60% market share, the impact is unavoidable. While the airline has promised a resolution within 48 hours, he warned that if the issue persists, the situation will worsen for passengers across India.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: India's largest carrier IndiGo, in a post on X, apologised to customers for flight cancellations.

"We do deeply apologise and understand how difficult the past few days have been for many of you...We will ensure that all refunds of your cancellations will be processed automatically to your original mode of payment," the airline said.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday visited the control room at the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and reviewed its functioning to ensure seamless communication among all stakeholders with a special focus on providing timely information to passengers.

"Real-time updates from all airports are being monitored to ensure adequate response and deployment of resources, particularly for facilitating passengers stranded at various terminals. Data from airport operators, airlines and ATC is being consolidated and shared with all airlines, especially IndiGo along with necessary directives to mobilize resources and ensure timely, proactive action to ensure that normalcy of operations is restored at all airports across the country," MoCA said in a post on X.

"In view of the ongoing operational disruptions and representations received from various airlines regarding the need to ensure continuity and stability of operations...the instruction contained in the referenced paragraph that no leave shall be substituted for weekly rest is hereby withdrawn with immediate effect," DGCA said in a communication dated December 5.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: Singapore's High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, was left stranded in Delhi airport as his flight to Deoghar was cancelled.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: The IndiGo flight disruptions are primarily caused by shortage of pilots that was not anticipated due to planning deficiencies. The crisis has entered the fourth day and the authorities are keeping a close watch on the situation.

Similarly, 43 incoming flights are also likely to be cancelled during the day, they said.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: Shares of low-cost carrier, SpiceJet Ltd, rose as much as 8.76% to ₹33 apiece on the NSE. At 12:44 pm, it was up 5.44% to ₹31.99.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: The pilot-rostering issues continued affecting the operations of India's largest airline, IndiGo, with more than 400 flight cancellations on Friday. Many passengers have been stranded for as long as three days at airports.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: IndiGo's on-time performance at six metro airports dropped to 8.5% on Thursday, according to Civil Aviation Ministry website.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: IndiGo has cancelled all departing flights from Chennai airport till Friday, 6pm, PTI reported quoting sources.

IndiGo Flight Cancellation Live Updates: IndiGo on Friday cancelled all its departing domestic flights from the Delhi Airport till midnight as the airline continues to grapple with significant operational disruptions.

Delhi airport operator DIAL said operations of all other carriers remain as scheduled.

"IndiGo domestic flights departing from Delhi Airport on 5th December 2025 are cancelled till midnight today (till 23:59 hours)," Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) said in a post on X.