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Hyderabad Airport Chaos: Why 112 IndiGo Flights Were Cancelled Monday

Passengers at Hyderabad's airport are facing a nightmare as IndiGo cancels flights for the seventh day straight. Monday alone saw 112 flights scrapped, adding to over 600 cancellations since the start of the month. The airline blames new pilot rest rules for the massive operational breakdown. While IndiGo is offering fee waivers, thousands of travelers remain stranded and furious.

Key Points: IndiGo Cancels 112 Flights at Hyderabad Airport, Passengers Suffer

  • Over 600 flights cancelled at Hyderabad airport in a week-long operational crisis
  • Cancellations disrupt key routes to Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kolkata
  • IndiGo attributes chaos to new pilot duty time limit norms
  • Airline offers full waiver on cancellations for bookings until December 15
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IndiGo cancels 112 flights at Hyderabad Airport, passengers continue to suffer

IndiGo cancels 112 flights at Hyderabad RGIA, marking the 7th day of major disruptions. Over 600 flights cancelled since Dec 2, stranding thousands of passengers.

"With no signs of normalcy returning to IndiGo’s operations at RGIA, thousands of passengers continue to suffer."

Hyderabad, Dec 8

Passengers at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) continue to have a harrowing time as IndiGo cancelled 112 flights on Monday.

For the seventh consecutive day, the airline’s services remained disrupted. The cancellations on Monday include 58 arrivals and 54 departures.

With no signs of normalcy returning to IndiGo’s operations at RGIA, thousands of passengers continue to suffer. For the fifth consecutive day, the number of cancellations was over 100. More than 600 flights have been cancelled at RGIA since December 2.

As many as 126 flights were cancelled on Sunday (December 7). The highest number of flights (155) was cancelled on December 5, while 144 flights were cancelled on December 6.

Hundreds of passengers remained stranded due to cancellations. Angry passengers were seen making enquiries.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) stepped up security at the airport as a precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incident.

The cancellations on key domestic routes severely disrupted the travel plans of the passengers for the seventh consecutive day. Cancellation of departures and arrivals on key domestic routes like Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Goa, Madurai and Bhubaneswar severely inconvenienced passengers.

IndiGo on Sunday announced that it resumed operations at 137 of its 138 destinations. The airline said it was on track to operate 1,650 flights for the day, compared to 1,500 flights on December 6. It also stated that its on-time performance had risen from 30 per cent on December 6 to 75 per cent on December 7.

The airline also announced a full waiver on cancellations and rescheduling requests for bookings till December 15.

IndiGo has attributed the crisis to the new Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL) norms. These rules, implemented in two phases from July and November, increase weekly rest to 48 hours, extend night-duty definitions, and cap night landings at two. The norms were rolled out following the Delhi High Court orders.

On a request by IndiGo, the aviation regulator DGCA granted temporary relaxations until February 10.

- IANS

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Sarah B
While the situation is terrible, the article mentions the new FDTL norms as a cause. Pilot fatigue is a serious safety issue. The chaos is bad, but maybe these rules are necessary in the long run? The airline should have planned this transition better.
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Priyanka N
Waiver till Dec 15 is just a band-aid. What about the hotel and food costs people incurred? My parents were travelling and had to pay out of pocket for an extra night. IndiGo's customer service was unreachable. Very disappointing from a market leader.
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Arun Y
This is why we need strong competition. When one airline has such a large share of the market, they can get away with this. Hope other airlines are watching and can provide more reliable service. Passengers deserve better.
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Karthik V
The DGCA giving relaxations until February is a good step, but it's a reactive measure. The planning should have been proactive. Entire operational planning seems to have failed. Hope they sort it out before the holiday season gets worse!
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Michael C
Flying from Hyderabad to Chennai next week. Now I'm seriously worried. Had to check 3 different news sites after getting the IndiGo alert. Communication from the airline has been very poor. At least be transparent with your passengers.

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