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IndiGo’s flight chaos and nationwide disruptions have stretched into a sixth day, with the airline asserting that 95 percent of its operations have been restored. Yet, on Sunday, December 7, multiple flights were still delayed or cancelled across major hubs, including Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, and others. Total IndiGo cancellations between December 3 and 7 reached 519.

IndiGo said in a social media statement that it is revamping its network and plans to operate over 1,500 flights on December 7, having already restored more than 95 percent of its connectivity across 135 of 138 destinations. Meanwhile, according to PTI, the DGCA has issued show-cause notices to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers and Accountable Manager Isidro Porqueras, seeking explanations within 24 hours.

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“As the CEO, you are responsible for ensuring effective management of the airline but you have failed in your duty to ensure timely arrangements for conduct of reliable operations and the availability of requisite facilities to the passengers,” DGCA said in the notice sent to Elbers.

List Of Major Cities Seeing IndiGo Flight Cancellations

1. Trichy reported 11 IndiGo flight cancellations, 5 domestic arrivals and 6 domestic departures.

2. Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport saw 61 cancellations on Sunday, with 30 scheduled departures affected.

3. IndiGo cancellations were also reported across major airports: Hyderabad (115), Mumbai (8), and Chandigarh (3).

4. Delhi airport cancelled two IndiGo flights: Delhi-Chennai and Delhi-Bengaluru.

5. Chennai airport saw 30 IndiGo flights cancelled.

6. Mumbai airport reported 112 cancellations on Sunday, 56 departures and 56 arrivals.

IndiGo announced that it cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, an improvement from Friday’s tally of more than 1,000. Despite this, chaos continued at major airports, with long queues and stranded passengers as the airline’s network remained under strain. 

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Over the past five days, IndiGo has scrapped more than 1,000 flights, severely impacting major hubs like Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, where hundreds of departures and arrivals have been abruptly cancelled.

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