A letter purportedly written by an employee of IndiGo has named eight officials including the CEO, accusing them of being responsible for the "downfall" of the airline. "IndiGo will collapse if it continues treating its employees like they don't matter," the letter read. The letter alleged that people who can't even draft an email have been made VPs by IndiGo.

Actress Gul Panag, also a certified pilot, reacted amid chaos after IndiGo cancelled hundreds of flights over its inability to comply to new FDTL (Flight Duty Time Limits) rules. "Interesting how the narrative has been moved from safety and fatigue to chaos…The real issue, updated FDTL norms designed to protect lives, has been pushed to back burner," she wrote.

Travel plans have been ruined for lakhs of people as IndiGo continued cancelling flights on Sunday. Since December 2, it has cancelled more than 5,000 flights, impacting over 7.75 lakh passengers across the country. Pilot unions have said that the crisis was avoidable as new norms were introduced in January 2024, giving airlines almost two years to prepare.

Amid chaos due to IndiGo flight cancellations, a woman got stranded at Guwahati airport with her husband's coffin. "I've come here to transport the casket all the way to Kolkata, to be buried in his hometown...The body is embalmed for 48 hours, which will expire tomorrow...Who is going to take responsibility for it," she said. She came from Shillong.

IndiGo is restoring operations after cancelling over 800 flights nationwide, triggering severe airport congestion. The airline expects to run 1,500+ flights today with 95% network recovery. Delhi has stabilised, but Pune saw 25 cancellations and Jammu saw 2 cancellations. DGCA has issued notices to IndiGo's CEO, while Railways added 116 extra coaches to manage increased demand.

Actor Sonu Sood urged passengers to stay "calm" and avoid targeting IndiGo staff amid widespread flight delays across India, revealing his own family was stranded for 4-5 hours. Social media users slammed his video as "paid PR". An X user commented, "Paying actors for damage control is...new low." Another wrote, "If they spent...money on hiring pilots...none of this would've happened."

The ED on Friday filed a chargesheet against Anil Ambani's group firm Reliance Power and 10 others in a money laundering case involving an alleged ₹68-crore fake bank guarantee for securing a tender. The accused include former Reliance Power CFO Ashok Kumar Pal, group subsidiaries, Odisha-based Biswal Tradelink, and several individuals. The chargesheet was filed at Delhi's Patiala House court.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman responded to the rupee hitting record lows against the USD for the first time. She said exchange rates are "too sensitive" to be dictated or excessively managed by the government and that the currency must be allowed to "find its own way". She added that a weaker rupee can offer some respite as exporters can capitalise.

To make air travel safer, pilots were demanding more rest hours. Therefore, DGCA issued new rules, said aviation expert Subhash Goyal. "Airlines were instructed over a year ago to recruit more pilots...However, IndiGo...increased...flights without increasing [staff]," he added. "When government wanted to enforce...policy deadline, IndiGo...grounded...flights...It created complete chaos," he said.

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