IndiGo flight status: How India’s largest airline unraveled in quest for higher profit

On the evening of 2 December 2025, just three days before India’s largest airline would lose control of its operations, IndiGo executives noticed that a technology glitch that was delaying late-night check-ins—a small failure that would soon cascade into one of the worst aviation disruptions in the country’s history.

The problem, in turn, was affecting a pilot duty roster recently fine-tuned to incorporate new government rules mandating longer rest hours and fewer night landings.