India warns IndiGo of regulatory action and takes action to cap airfare surge


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  • Saturday, 06 Dec 2025

A traveller uses his mobile phone at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

MUMBAI/BENGALURU, Dec 6 (Reuters) - India's aviation watchdog on Saturday warned airline IndiGo of regulatory action after it cancelled thousands of flights over the last week, stranding passengers and forcing government action to limit a surge in airfares caused by the crisis.

The country's biggest airline, IndiGo cancelled the flights because of a shortage of pilots after it failed to plan adequately for new rules limiting how many hours they work.

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