DGCA fines IndiGo ₹72 Crore for December Flight Chaos

India's largest airline IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Limited) has been hit with a ₹72.20 crore penalty by aviation regulator DGCA over massive flight disruptions between December 3-5, 2025.

DGCA issued 8 orders imposing ₹22.20 crore immediate fine - ₹1.80 crore for CAR violations and ₹20.40 crore for FDTL non-compliance spanning 68 days. Additionally, IndiGo must furnish a ₹50 crore bank guarantee under the IndiGo Systemic Reform Assurance Scheme (ISRAS).

Six senior executives face regulatory action. The CEO received caution for poor oversight, COO got warning for winter schedule failure, and SVP-Operations Control has been removed from duties with no future accountable roles. Flight Operations team members also received warnings.

The December crisis stemmed from widespread cancellations, crew rostering collapse, Operations Control Centre failure, and poor Winter Schedule 2025 planning, violating Rule 133A of Aircraft Rules 1937.

IndiGo confirms normal operations were restored quickly and no ongoing business impact exists beyond the penalties. The company is reviewing DGCA orders and implementing required fixes. The ₹72 crore financial hit represents under 1% of annual profits.

This marks the largest penalty ever imposed on IndiGo, signaling DGCA's zero tolerance for safety violations even from the market leader holding over 60% domestic share.

Shares of InterGlobe Aviation Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 4738.70 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 4732.75. The total number of shares traded during the day was 21589 in over 3326 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 4757.50 and intraday low of 4700.00. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 102213947.00.

Source : Equity Bulls

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