Overview
- India’s regulator said IndiGo has notified it will operate under the approved Flight Duty Time Limitation scheme from February 11 after the temporary waiver ended on February 10.
- Reworked rostering now targets roughly seven pilot crew sets per aircraft (about 7.2 in February), with a crew buffer raised to around 3% and standby levels near 15% to strengthen resilience.
- The DGCA kept real‑time oversight during the waiver period, placing inspectors at IndiGo’s operations control centre and deploying officers at airports, with data reporting requirements continuing.
- Enforcement from the December disruption remains on record, including a ₹22.20 crore penalty, a 10% winter schedule curtailment, warnings to senior managers, removal of a concerned SVP from operations, and a ₹50 crore bank guarantee directive.
- The lapsed carve‑outs covered stricter night‑duty and landing limits under the revised fatigue rules; government reviewers now expect minimal FDTL‑related disruptions, while pilot representatives press for rigorous safety compliance.