IndiGo cancels 180 flights: Pilot association chief’s big claim – disruptions are ‘artificially created’

IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, remained engulfed in operational turmoil on Thursday as more than 180 flights were cancelled nationwide for a third consecutive day. While the airline attributed the cascading disruption to stricter government rules on pilot fatigue, weather conditions and technical glitches, the chief of India’s top pilot union has reportedly alleged that the crisis is partly “artificially created” by airlines to pressure the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

What triggered IndiGo’s latest wave of mass flight cancellations?