Indian low-cost airline IndiGo has decided to cut 400-500 flights to achieve “full stabilisation of schedule” to ensure passengers can fly with certainty.

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The airline will now operate 1,800-1,900 flights instead of 2,300 flights it used to operate daily.

The decision comes hours after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered IndiGo to slash 5%, or nearly 115 flights , “as it failed to demonstrate the ability to operate all its flights”.

In a recorded video statement, the company’s CEO Pieter Elbers said the airline’s operations are “fully stabilised which means the flights reflecting on our website are scheduled to operate with an adjusted network”.

Passengers will be intimated about cancellations 72 hour

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