IndiGo cuts 400-500 flights daily; CEO apologizes, operations stabilize

• IndiGo cut 400-500 daily flights, reducing operations from 2300 to 1800-1900, to stabilize its schedule.
• CEO Pieter Elbers announced operations are "fully stabilised" and apologized for disruptions.
• Over 8,500 bags were returned to customers, with efforts ongoing for 800 remaining bags.
• The DGCA ordered IndiGo to reduce its winter schedule by 5% due to inefficient operations.
• On December 9, IndiGo cancelled 422 flights across six major metro airports.

Why It Matters: IndiGo's flight cuts mean potential travel disruptions for passengers.