"Thousands of Indianairline IndiGo passengers suffered flight cancellations and delays for the third day on Thursday, as the airline grapples with new government regulations that affect its staff's working hours. At least 175 IndiGo flights were canceled as of early Thursday, the Reuters news agency reported, with 150 more flights canceled on Wednesday. Passengers were left stranded at major Indian airports including New Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru. The airline accounts for 60% of domestic flights in India."
""A multitude of unforeseen operational challenges, including minor technology glitches, schedule changes linked to the winter season, adverse weather conditions, increased congestion in the aviation system, and the implementation of updated crew rostering rules (Flight Duty Time Limitations), had a negative compounding impact on our operations in a way that was not feasible to be anticipated," IndiGo said. It said it has introduced "calibrated adjustments" to address the delays, suggesting the issue might last an"
IndiGo has faced widespread flight cancellations and delays after new government crew rest and duty-time regulations came into effect. At least 175 flights were canceled early Thursday following 150 canceled on Wednesday, leaving passengers stranded at major airports including New Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru. The new rules increase weekly pilot rest from 36 to 48 hours, limit night-time landings to two per pilot per week, and impose tighter cumulative duty-hour caps. IndiGo cited technology glitches, winter schedule changes, adverse weather, airspace congestion and roster-rule implementation as compounding operational challenges and expects disruptions to continue for up to 48 hours.
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