A lightning strike hit an IndiGo aircraft preparing to depart from Kolkata for Agartala, causing a temporary power shutdown and delaying the flight by more than three hours. Here's what happened.

Lightning strikes IndiGo aircraft with 140 people onboard at Kolkata airport. Here's what happened next

Noida International Airport began operations with its first IndiGo flight from Lucknow. Officials say the new route will boost connectivity, regional growth and future passenger traffic.

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Air India and IndiGo are reducing domestic flights amid soaring fuel prices and West Asia tensions. Airlines cite lower demand and operational costs, with cuts planned between June and August 2026.

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An IndiGo cabin crew member on a Kolkata-Hyderabad flight won hearts online after temporarily fixing a passenger’s broken glasses using nail glue and duct tape during the journey.

IndiGo crew member fixes passenger’s broken glasses mid-flight, internet applauds

An IndiGo flight from Vadodara to Delhi suffered a cabin power failure before takeoff after a ground power unit malfunction, leaving passengers in darkness without AC for 30 minutes.

IndiGo Vadodara-Delhi flight loses cabin power before takeoff, passengers left in darkness

The airport police station said it had not received any formal notification of the incident, while Chandigarh International Airport Limited has yet to issue a statement on the cause of the blast or the evacuation.

IndiGo flight evacuated in Chandigarh after suspected power bank blast

Walsh is a veteran in the aviation industry, having previously served as the CEO of British Airways and the International Airlines Group (IAG), and most recently as the Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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Following protocol, Adnan was handed over to the airline’s security personnel and the CISF (Central Industrial Security Force). Police were informed, and a case was registered against him.



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An IndiGo flight from Visakhapatnam to Delhi faced a suspected engine issue mid-air and made a safe emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport. 

Engine failure on IndiGo flight; plane makes emergency landing at Delhi’s IGI Airport

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers has resigned from his position with immediate effect, just three months after the airline faced a major operational crisis. The company has appointed Managing Director Rahul Bhatia who will be taking interim charge of the airline’s management.


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After the IndiGo plane was made to land in Gujarat, all passengers including crew members were asked to de board the flight for security checks.

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Air India said departures and arrivals of its flights might be affected on Tuesday (Dec 30) due to poor visibility in several cities like Delhi, Amritsar, Jammu, Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Darbhanga, Patna, Guwahati, and Bagdogra.

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The airport operator stated that 15 scheduled departures were planned on the first day. In the initial stage, airport operations will run for 12 hours daily, from 8 am to 8 pm, with facilities to support up to 24 departures a day across 13 destinations. 

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Air India Express launched services after the inauguration of commercial operations from the new Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). In addition, IndiGo flight 6E460 from Bengaluru arrived at the newly opened airport.

Navi Mumbai Airport goes live with first flights, water cannon welcome

The ministry also instructed the airlines not to levy any rescheduling charges for passengers whose travel plans were affected.

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It further added that it has enforced fare caps to prevent “exploitation of passengers in distress” and citizens who need to travel urgently are not subjected to financial hardships during the situation.

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The Railway Ministry said in a statement that the Southern Railway has the largest number of augmentations, with increasing seating and sleeper capacity in 18 trains running in the region.

IndiGo meltdown: Railways adds 116 coaches in 37 trains to accommodate more passengers

The DGCA raised rest requirements between duties, the number of off-days per week, and overall limits on consecutive working days. This means pilots cannot be rostered as frequently as before, causing flight shortages when crew numbers are tight.

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December marks the start of a major travel season in India: business travel, holiday movement and family trips all surge. With overall airline capacity squeezed by IndiGo’s cancellations, this peak demand further pushed up fares on routes such as Delhi–Mumbai. 

IndiGo’s flight chaos: What’s causing sudden airfare hikes on Delhi–Mumbai route

IndiGo has issued an apology and pledged to restore stable operations, but has warned that disruptions may continue for several weeks, possibly up to early 2026, while it adjusts crew scheduling, flight rosters, and recovers from the backlog.

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The IndiGo app is sending push alerts about last-minute disruptions. Passengers who already have a booking will receive notifications if their flight is cancelled, delayed or rescheduled. This is currently the fastest way to receive updates directly from the airline.

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The root cause of the disruption is traced to recently enforced regulations limiting crew working hours, including stricter rest requirements and night-flying restrictions. IndiGo said the new rules dramatically shrank available crew, disrupting its ability to staff flights.

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Following the disruptions, the revised FDTL have come to light, with over 750 flights cancelled just because of it. But what are these regulations?

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Lightning strikes IndiGo aircraft with 140 people onboard at Kolkata airport. Here's what happened next

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IndiGo flight evacuated in Chandigarh after suspected power bank blast

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