The ministry of civil aviation said on Monday that IndiGo plans to operate 1,802 of its 2,300 daily flights to 137 of its 138 destinations, with nearly 500 cancellations for the day.

Addressing the issue in the Rajya Sabha, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said that the large-scale inconvenience faced by passengers since December 2 stemmed primarily from the airline’s internal crew rostering and operational planning challenges.

He defended the updated Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms, which came into effect in November and have been cited by IndiGo as a key factor in the disruptions, affirming that the regulations were introduced to ensure pilot safety and fatigue management.

The ongoing turmoil has prompted aviation regulator DGCA to extend the deadlin

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