India's competition regulator orders probe into IndiGo after mass flight cancellations


FILE PHOTO: An IndiGo Airbus A321neo is displayed during the Wings India 2026 civil aviation event at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad, India, January 29, 2026. - Reuters

NEW DELHI: India's competition regulator has ordered an investigation into IndiGo after the airline's widespread flight cancellations in December rattled the country's air travel sector.

IndiGo, India's largest airline by market share, cancelled about 4,500 flights in the first weeks of December, stranding tens of thousands of passengers nationwide and highlighting concerns over limited competition in the world's fastest-growing aviation market.

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