Airlines crisis India. Allegations made by pilots and unions on Indigo

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✈️ Allegations made by pilots and unions (what they claim happened).  


- Pilots allege the crisis was engineered to undermine new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rules.  

- They argue IndiGo wanted to pressure the government into rolling back stricter safety norms.  

- With 4,551 pilots in total, they say a deficit of 124 should only affect 5–7% of flights, not thousands.  

- The Airline Pilots’ Association of India claims IndiGo put profits before safety by resisting the new rules.  

- Pilots report that standard operating procedures (SOPs) were deliberately altered to create chaos:  

  - Standby pilots were called only 1–2 hours before departure instead of the usual 5–6 hours.  

  - Aircraft were parked far apart in remote bays, slowing down boarding and turnaround.  

- The allegation: IndiGo exaggerated the impact of the pilot shortage to force a rollback of safety regulations.


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⚙️ Step‑by‑step breakdown of how a shortage of 124 pilots could realistically cause such havoc.  


1. Each flight needs two pilots → 124 missing pilots = 62 full crews missing.  

2. Morning wave disruption → If 62 flights don’t launch, later flights using those planes/crews are delayed or cancelled.  

3. Captain bottleneck → Missing captains matter more; without them, many first officers can’t be used.  

4. Stricter FDTL rules → Pilots can’t legally fly as many hours, so “available” pilots may still be unusable.  

5. Thin reserves → IndiGo runs 2,200 flights/day with minimal slack. A 5–7% hit can snowball into 20–30% delays.  

6. Aircraft rotations → One plane does 5–8 legs/day. Cancel leg 1 → legs 2–8 collapse.  

7. Crew legality resets → Delays push pilots beyond duty limits, forcing cancellations mid‑day.  

8. Standby changes → Late call‑outs mean backups can’t arrive in time, worsening shortages.  

9. Ground handling tweaks → Parking planes farther apart adds minutes, compounding delays.  

10. Slot constraints → Missed airport slots = long waits, cascading into more cancellations.  

11. Recovery lag → Once chaos starts, it takes days to reposition crews and aircraft.


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Based on points from:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/indigo-flight-chaos-how-could-shortage-of-just-124-pilots-lead-to-such-havoc/articleshow/125825843.cms


Related 

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indigo-crisis-indigo-forms-crisis-management-group-will-expedite-refunds-baggage-return-9770879



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