DGCA to mandate 300 daily flight cuts for IndiGo over pilot shortage

• DGCA likely to order IndiGo to slash 300 daily flights through February due to a severe pilot shortage, impacting its 2,300-flight winter schedule.
• The pilot crunch is attributed to revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) rules, effective Nov 1, which IndiGo admitted it underestimated.
• Other airlines like Air India, SpiceJet, and Akasa Air are asked to ramp up capacity, and the DGCA has capped base airfares on key routes.
• IndiGo expects pilot availability to normalize in three months, with full recovery by early 2026, and plans to induct 158 pilots by early February.

Why It Matters: IndiGo flight cuts due to pilot shortage may affect your travel and airfare costs.