The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday fined IndiGo ₹22.2 crore and directed it to furnish a Rs 50-crore bank guarantee to ensure long-term systemic correction for significsnt flight disruptions in December 2025. A fine of ₹3 lakh per day for 68 days has been imposed on IndiGo from December 05, 2025 to February 10, 2026. An additional one-time systemic penalty of ₹1.80 crore has also been imposed by DGCA, taking the total fine imposed on IndiGo to ₹22.2 crore. The airline, earlier cancelled 2,507 flights and delayed another 1,852, affecting over three lakh passengers across the country. The penalties rank among the highest imposed by the regulator for operational disruptions.
A four-member committee was set up and it examined areas such as crew rostering, management oversight, operational planning and software systems. Along with this, it also found that the airline failed to maintain sufficient operational buffers and did not implement the revised Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) provisions effectively. IndiGo said it is committed to taking full cognizance of the orders and will, in a thoughtful and timely manner, take appropriate measures.
What was the IndiGo crisis?
The IndiGo crisis occurred in December 2025, when it was not able to comply with the FDTL rules of the Government of India and there were crew shortages, which led to mass flight cancellations, affecting thousands of passengers. Passengers were stranded were forced to wait in long queues due to mass disruptions.
