The shares of InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of IndiGo, dropped more than 3 percent on December 10, falling for eight out of nine consecutive sessions. This comes after Indian government ordered the airline to cut 10 percent of its planner flights after its mass cancellations.


Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu took to X on Tuesday to announce the cut, which was raised from the earlier 5 percent. He shared pictures of his meeting with IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers.

"The Ministry considers it necessary to curtail the overall Indigo routes, which will help in stabilizing the airline’s operations and lead to reduced cancellations. A curtailment of 10% has been ordered. While abiding with it, Indigo will continue to cover all its destinations as before," Naidu wrote in his post on X.

He noted that Elbers was summoned to the Ministry to provide an update regarding the mass cancellations that led to significant amount of chaos across India’s major airports. The CEO of the airline has confirmed that 100 percent of the refunds for flights affected till December 6 have been completed.

"Indigo has been instructed to comply with all the directives of the Ministry, including fare capping and passenger convenience measures without any exception," Naidu added.

IndiGo’s flight cancellations lead to widespread chaos at India's major airports for several days. CEO Peter Elbers earlier yesterday asserted that IndiGo is “back on its feet” and operations are now stable.

A significant factor behind the chaos is a sharp shortage of crew, particularly pilots, following the introduction of revised Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms last month. The new rules mandate more rest hours and humane rosters, but IndiGo has been struggling to realign its network accordingly.