Indigo’s parent company in the last 6 trading sessions Interglobe Aviation Limited The market capitalization of has reduced by about Rs 25,000 crore. The reason for this is the ongoing problems in the airline and flight cancellation. Data from stock exchanges shows that InterGlobe Aviation’s stock declined for the 6th consecutive day on December 5. It has fallen by about 11 percent in 6 days.
More than 2.9 lakh retail shareholders have been affected by the falling stock price of IndiGo. On Friday, the stock fell 3 percent to a low of Rs 5266 on BSE from its previous closing price. The market cap of the company is more than Rs 2 lakh crore. The stock has strengthened by about 24 percent in a year.
Nearly 500 Indigo flights have been canceled in the last two days. This has created chaos at airports across the country, with worried passengers running here and there for information. Their travel plans have been disrupted. Indigo on Friday canceled all its domestic flights from Delhi airport till midnight.
More than 400 flights canceled on Friday
Indigo canceled more than 400 flights on Friday. Also, a large number of its flights were delayed at various airports. Due to this, hundreds of passengers had to face difficulties at the airports. More than 100 flights were canceled at Bengaluru airport. More than 90 flights were canceled at Hyderabad airport. Indigo has attributed the problem in flight operations to crew shortage.
Apart from this, technical problems, change in time table due to winter, bad weather, congestion in air transport and new rules for crew deployment have also been included among the reasons. The new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rules limit the working hours and rest periods of pilots and crew, to manage their safety and fatigue.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have been closely monitoring the problems related to IndiGo flights for the last few days. IndiGo told DGCA on Thursday that flight operations are expected to be completely stable by February 10, 2026. IndiGo has sought relief from certain provisions limiting the duty hours of pilots at night.
1232 flights canceled in November
The promoters held 41.58 percent stake in the company by the end of September 2025. According to recent data provided by Indigo, a total of 1,232 flights were canceled in the month of November. Of these, 755 flights had to be canceled due to crew availability and non-compliance with FDTL rules.
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