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.

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Indian AI startup GreyLabs AI's CEO and Co-founder Aman Goel claimed IndiGo deduced money from the refund amount despite promising 100% refunds for the hundreds of flights it is cancelling. Goel said IndiGo deducted ₹8,718 and refunded ₹24,986 for a flight the airline supposedly cancelled. "Total deductions ₹8,718 and they call it 100% refund. IndiGo, care to explain?" Goel said.

Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM, explained that the ongoing layoffs across the tech sector are largely the result of significant over-hiring during the pandemic years from 2020 to 2023. He said companies expanded too fast and are now adjusting their workforce. He described the job cuts as a “natural correction”, stressing that AI is not the main cause.

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