New Delhi: A four-member inquiry panel appointed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has submitted its report into the large-scale flight disruptions faced by IndiGo earlier this month, a senior aviation official said on Friday.
The committee, led by DGCA Joint Director General Sanjay K Bramhane, was constituted on December 5 to conduct a detailed examination of the circumstances that led to mass flight cancellations by the country’s largest airline. The official said the report was submitted to the aviation regulator on Friday evening, though its findings have not yet been made public.
A Source said that copies of the report have also been shared with the offices of Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu and Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha. Apart from Bramhane, the panel included DGCA Deputy Director General Amit Gupta, Senior Flight Operations Inspector Captain Kapil Manglik and Flight Operations Inspector Captain Rampal.
Earlier this month, IndiGo cancelled over 1,600 flights in a single day, triggering widespread disruption for passengers across its network. The DGCA had pointed to inadequate planning and preparedness in implementing revised pilot rest norms as a key factor behind the cancellations.
Following the incident, the regulator directed IndiGo to reduce its winter flight schedule by 10 per cent and issued show-cause notices to the airline’s Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers and Chief Operating Officer Isidre Porqueras.
In its December 5 order announcing the inquiry, the DGCA said the situation prima facie indicated gaps in internal oversight, operational readiness and compliance planning, necessitating an independent review. The regulator noted that it had issued repeated advisories and advance instructions to the airline regarding timely implementation of the revised Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms.
The DGCA also observed that IndiGo failed to accurately forecast crew availability, conduct timely training and adjust crew rosters, despite being given advance regulatory notice. These shortcomings reportedly led to cascading delays and cancellations across the airline’s network from late November 2025 onwards.
During a subsequent review meeting, IndiGo acknowledged that it had underestimated crew requirements under the revised norms and admitted to significant planning gaps in implementing Phase II of the FDTL Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) 2024.