Published: 12:52, January 18, 2026
India's largest airline fined $2.45m for mass flight cancellations
By Xinhua

A passenger waits outside the IndiGo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Dec 6, 2025. (PHOTO/AFP)

NEW DELHI - India's civil aviation watchdog imposed a fine of $2.45 million on IndiGo airline for its mass flight cancellations last month, officials said Sunday.

The large-scale delays and cancellations took place between Dec 3 and Dec 5, 2025, during which IndiGo cancelled 2,507 flights and 1,852 saw delays. These factors left over 300,000 passengers stranded in airports across India.

IndiGo, India's largest airline, has a fleet of over 400 aircraft, and used to operate around 2,300 flights daily from over 90 domestic airports and 40 international airports.