InterGlobe Aviation, the company behind IndiGo, saw a sharp 7.5% fall on Monday as nervous investors reacted to the airline’s ongoing operational meltdown and the regulatory heat it has attracted. By noon, the stock was trading at ₹4,970, a 15% drop from its December 1 closing of ₹5,837.
The Indian Express reported that senior IndiGo officials may soon be summoned by the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture.
Much of IndiGo’s trouble stems from the Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) due to the revised crew rest and duty norms issued in January 2024 and originally meant for implementation by June that year. While the norms finally came into force on November 1, 2025, the airline struggled to comply.
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DGCA launches probe into IndiGo's 'planning gaps'
Following, a DGCA investigation is now underway to determine what exactly went wrong. Given the severe disruption, the government and regulator temporarily eased certain FDTL provisions for IndiGo to help stabilise operations. But both the Ministry of Civil Aviation and DGCA have made it clear that this crisis will be examined thoroughly and that “strict regulatory action” will follow.
However, many have questioned how the DGCA could have been blindsided by a crisis of this scale. The agency, however, insists it repeatedly alerted IndiGo and issued several advance directives regarding preparedness.
“DGCA has issued repeated directions and advance instructions from time to time to M/s Indigo for having timely preparation to implement the provisions of the aforesaid CAR (Civil Aviation Requirements),” DGCA stated in its December 5 order launching an inquiry.
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The order also pointed, “…observing the airline’s inability to accurately forecast crew availability, conduct timely training, and realign rosters despite advance regulatory intimation resulted in cascading delays and cancellations across its network beginning late November 2025 leading to non-adherence of the directions, a review meeting with the airline was convened wherein the airline has acknowledged that it has failed to anticipate the actual crew requirement under the revised norms and that significant planning and assessment gaps existed in implementing Phase-II of FDTL CAR 2024.”
