Overview
- In a Jan. 19 review, IndiGo reported 2,400 captains versus a requirement of 2,280 and 2,240 first officers versus 2,050, assuring stable operations once exemptions lapse on Feb. 10.
- DGCA says enhanced oversight continues, including stationed inspectors, daily and weekly reporting, and close checks on roster integrity, buffers, systems and FDTL compliance.
- IndiGo remains under a 10% winter schedule cut through late March, with roughly 200 fewer daily flights compared with earlier approvals.
- The regulator last week levied a Rs 22.2 crore penalty, cautioned CEO Pieter Elbers, warned senior managers, directed changes at the operations control centre, and required a bank guarantee to ensure systemic fixes.
- A DGCA inquiry found IndiGo’s over‑optimised rostering, thin buffers and system and management shortcomings drove December’s mass cancellations and delays that affected more than 300,000 passengers.