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IndiGo, Air India cut June-July domestic flights amid high jet fuel prices: sources

Reductions highlight the vulnerability of the South Asian nation’s aviation industry to external shocks

State-owned refiners, including Indian Oil, are also discussing whether to raise jet-fuel prices in June by up to 25% for domestic flights, sources say.

Indian airlines plead with oil majors to postpone jet-fuel hikes

Their proposal is under consideration by the refiners, sources say

Airlines are also grappling with a weakening rupee, which inflates US dollar-denominated expenses such as aircraft leases and overseas airport charges.

India airlines warn of flight suspensions as war drives up fuel cost

Fuel accounts for as much as 40% of an airline’s operating expenses

Willie Walsh’s tenure as head of Iata comes to a close on Jul 31.

India’s IndiGo names Iata head Willie Walsh as new CEO

Walsh is expected to join IndiGo no later than Aug 3

Pieter Elbers took over as IndiGo’s CEO in 2022 and had been helming the carrier’s efforts to go global with more long-haul flights.

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers resigns months after mass India flight cancellations

The sudden resignation creates leadership uncertainty at India’s largest airline

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers says that the company has re-evaluated its systems as a result of the failure.

Indigo puts focus on building resilience after operations glitch

Asia’s largest low-cost carrier is now back to operating more than 2,200 flights a day

India’s largest airline scrapped about 4,500 flights in the first weeks of December, stranding tens of thousands of passengers nationwide.

India fines IndiGo record US$2.45 million over mass flight cancellations

The airline has acknowledged that poor pilot roster planning was the main cause of the disruption

Fares surged during the cancellations, prompting the Indian  government to impose temporary caps.

IndiGo faces India antitrust scrutiny after mass flight cancellations

Disruptions highlight risks of the 90% IndiGo-Air India duopoly in India’s air market

IndiGo staff tagging stranded bags and belongings of passengers following large-scale flight disruptions at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Dec 8.

IndiGo chaos unmasks fragility of India’s aviation market

The crisis that has engulfed the airline, and led to more than 580,000 passengers being stranded