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IndiGo flight disruptions: Over 800 pieces of luggage still pending at 45 destinations

New Delhi: IndiGo is experiencing significant flight disruptions, resulting in hundreds of cancellations and over 800 pieces of stranded baggage across 45 destinations. The...

Delhi airport warns passengers of continued IndiGo delays, urges to check flight status

Amid continued flight disruptions, the DGCA has granted IndiGo's CEO a one-time 24-hour extension to submit their response to the Show Cause Notice issued 6 December.

DGCA slams IndiGo CEO, issues show-cause notice demanding explanation within 24 hrs

The aviation regulator stated that the 'primary cause' of the disruptions was IndiGo's failure to make 'adequate arrangements' following large-scale operational disruptions.

DGCA is at fault for creating an airline that was ‘too big to fail’

Apart from questioning IndiGo, this is the moment to ask why policy and regulation allowed one business model to hold regulators, passengers and the exchequer hostage.

Rosters and Red-eyes: Inside IndiGo’s week of turbulence

Pilot bodies say the crisis was avoidable; IndiGo says it still needs time to normalise the situation.

DGCA withdraws new pilot rest directive as IndiGo chaos continues & fliers bear brunt

Aviation regulatory has withdrawn its instructions prohibiting substitution of leave for weekly rest for airline crew amid countrywide airline operational disruptions.

IndiGo seeks relief from FDTL rules for A320 fleet, assures operations stability by 10 Feb

IndiGo told DGCA that it misjudged crew requirements under the new FDTL rules, resulting in shortages, especially during night-time operations where most available slots now fall.

What led to the mass cancellations of IndiGo flights across the country?

On Thursday, India’s largest airline cancelled at least 175 flights, leaving passengers at major airports in New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru angry and upset.

Several flights cancelled across northwest India after volcanic ash from Ethiopia floats eastward

The DGCA Monday instructed airlines to avoid specific altitudes and regions affected by ash from the Hayli Gubbi eruption, which occurred on Sunday.

What is GPS spoofing, common along India-Pakistan border and now disrupting Delhi airport

Air disruptions over Delhi on Tuesday night were the second-highest in the entire world, according to the flight tracking website Flightradar24.

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Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

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A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

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