Pieter Elbers has been IndiGo's CEO since September 2022, bringing 33 years of aviation experience from KLM. His $5 million net worth draws attention amid the crisis where he apologised for 1,000+ cancellations on December 5. He expects normalcy by December 10-15.

IndiGo’s flight chaos: Who is the CEO of the airlines and what is his net worth?

These limits will remain in force until the fares stabilise or till further review.

Rs 7500 up to 500 KM: Centre caps ticket prices as IndiGo crisis deepens

IndiGo's 1,000 flight cancellations triggered 4-9x fare increases nationwide. Delhi-Mumbai hit RS 48,972, regional routes  Rs 90,000. 64 per cent market concentration left just 36 per cent  competing capacity. Government imposed fare caps Dec 5. Prices easing by Dec 15.

IndiGo’s flight chaos: How flight cancellations affected ticket prices nationwide

IndiGo continues selling tickets because 2,200-flight network only partially disrupted - specific routes, airports affected differently. FDTL rules forced pilot rest, Airbus software issue cascaded cancellations. DGCA modified rules Dec 5. Airline seeks Feb 10 for normalisation.

IndiGo’s flight chaos: Why IndiGo continues to sell tickets amid flight cancellations

The Delhi airport was the worst affected as the highest number of cancellations were recorded at IGI airport. IndiGo reported 109 cancellations nationwide, including 51 arrivals and 58 departures.

IndiGo flight operations still affected, thousands stranded at airports

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

She was to board a flight to Delhi, and without prior notice, her flight was cancelled. Her father’s ‘asthi visarjan’ is scheduled for Saturday, for which she has to be in Delhi and then in Dehradun.

Woman stranded at Bengaluru airport with father's mortal remains due to IndiGo cancellations

Friday witnessed the highest number of IndiGo flight cancellations, with over 750 flights affected, compared to 550 on Thursday and 85 on Wednesday. Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad were the worst-affected cities on Friday as hundreds of passengers were stranded.

IndiGo offers apology, full refunds from Dec 5-15, accommodation amid flight cancellations

IndiGo seeks DGCA exemptions after new pilot rest rules caused 1,232 cancellations and 8.5 per cent on-time performance. Airline needs till 10 February to hire crew fix rosters. Regulator demands safety plans fortnightly reviews for temporary relief.

IndiGo flight chaos: Why is the airline asking for regulatory exemptions from DGCA?

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.

IndiGo flight chaos: What is ‘Flight Duty Time Limitation’ that has grounded almost half of airline’s fleet?

IndiGo has begun fast-tracking the recruitment and training of pilots and crew to expand capacity under the new duty-time regulations. Training cycles, however, take weeks, meaning short-term cancellations may continue until staffing stabilises.

IndiGo flight chaos: When are normal operations expected to resume?

Indigo cancelled the flights because of issues with its Pratt and Whitney made engines on its Airbus A320 neo aircraft

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