January 18, 2026
India fines IndiGo $2.45 million for mass flight cancellations
An IndiGo Airlines plane flies low as it prepares to land in Mumbai, India, October 22, 2025.— Reuters Private carrier admits misjudgment, design flaws. The regulator directs IndiGo to provide relief to the senior agencies. The operational collapse is linked to the new pilot rest policy. India’s civil aviation regulator on Saturday fined IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, $2.45 million for poor roster planning that led to large-scale flight cancellations in December. Airports across India fell into disarray late last year, with the private carrier admitting “misjudgment and planning gaps” in adapting to a new pilot rest policy. More than












