Pune, 6th December 2025: Aviation at Pune airport returned to normal on Friday, with all airlines except IndiGo following their schedules without disruptions between midnight and 5 pm. Airport officials confirmed that Air India, SpiceJet, AIX, Akasa Air, Star Air and Fly91 completed all planned arrivals and departures smoothly.
During this period, the airport handled 31 arrivals and 31 departures, carrying 5,122 incoming and 4,805 outgoing passengers. IndiGo, however, continued to struggle and cancelled 42 flights, 21 arrivals and 21 departures.
Airport authorities said that all ground-handling teams and security staff were fully deployed throughout the day to ensure smooth operations and quick aircraft turnaround.
Union minister of state for civil aviation and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol said the Centre had taken serious note of IndiGo’s disruptions. He said the DGCA’s revised flight duty time limitations (FDTL) had been put on hold and a 24x7 control room had been set up to monitor the situation. A high-level inquiry has also been ordered.
Meanwhile, IndiGo’s cancellation issues led to a police complaint by a senior citizen from Talegaon Dabhade. Harjit Singh Walia (63) filed a complaint at the Talegaon Dabhade police station after his Pune–Amritsar flight on December 4 was rescheduled seven times through the day and eventually became unfeasible to take.
Walia, who was travelling for a religious ceremony near Amritsar, said the repeated delays caused him mental stress and physical exhaustion.
He also alleged that no senior airline officials were available at the airport to address passengers’ concerns. In his complaint, Walia demanded action against IndiGo and the responsible officials to prevent such incidents from recurring.