Indigo Didn't Raise Red Flags Before Cancellations, Govt Tells Parliament - 'Will Set An Example'

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu, informed the Union Parliament on Monday that the country's largest airline company, IndiGo, did not flag any issue or red flags in a clarification meeting held on 1 December 2025, one day before the company started cancelling flight operations.

Naidu said that IndiGo did not flag any issues related to the updated Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms and said that everything was running normally.

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“On 1 December, we held a meeting with IndiGo regarding FDTL when they sought clarifications, and we provided them. They did not flag any issues then, and everything was running normally,” said Ram Mohan Naidu, informed the Parliament on Monday.

The Civil Aviation Minister also said that they started observing the flight cancellation issues on 3 December 2025, eventually taking control of the situation of the airports and the stakeholders affected by the sudden disruption.

Govt plans to set an example?

Noting how the airline passengers have faced several difficulties over the last few days due to IndiGo's operational disruption, the authorities plan to take strict action not just for this case, but to establish it as an example.

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The Minister also said that if the authorities find any miscompliance or non-adherence in the matter, then they will take the strict action to set an example in the aviation industry.

“Passengers faced a lot of difficulty, and we do not take this situation lightly. An inquiry is underway, and we will take very strict action, not only for this case but as an example. Any miscompliance or non-adherence by any person, entity, organisation, or operator in civil aviation will attract very strict action to set an industry-wide example,” said Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.

What's behind IndiGo's crisis?

India's largest airline operator, IndiGo, is facing massive headwinds and flight operational disruption due to the updated crew rostering norms, which have recently been implemented. This has resulted in delays and several flight cancellations for the airline operator.

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The Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu also said that the crisis occurred due to the problems in the company's crew rostering and internal planning systems.

Naidu reiterated that IndiGo was supposed to manage its crew rosters through its day-to-day operations to prevent such a massive disruption.

“The IndiGo crisis occurred due to problems in its crew rostering and internal planning systems. IndiGo was supposed to manage crew rosters through its day-to-day operations,” said Naidu addressing the Union Parliament on Monday.

Naidu's statement to the parliament comes as IndiGo deals with a shortage of pilots and its failure to implement the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rules. Monday, 8 December 2025, marked the seventh consecutive day of massive disruption in the Indian aviation market.

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