Indigo cancellations: Airline ticket prices rise over Rs 50,000 for key domestic routes

As per the aggregator website MakeMyTrip, a one way trip on Saturday, from Hyderabad to Chennai costs ₹38,028.

Published Dec 05, 2025 | 6:12 PM ⚊ Updated Dec 05, 2025 | 6:12 PM

Passengers stuck at Hyderabad airport.(Supplied)

Synopsis: As IndiGo’s nationwide flight disruptions entered the fourth day on Friday, 5 December, and the passengers are left to look for last minute alternatives, the prices of airline tickets of key domestic routes have rose over ₹50,000.

If you want to fly from Hyderabad to Kolkata on Saturday, 6 December, the journey is set to cost about ₹56,000 with a lay over of six and half hours, bringing the total travel time to 11 and half hours.

As IndiGo’s nationwide flight disruptions entered the fourth day on Friday, 5 December, and the passengers are left to look for last minute alternatives, the prices of airline tickets of key domestic routes have rose over ₹50,000.

As per the aggregator website MakeMyTrip, a one way trip on Saturday, from Hyderabad to Chennai costs ₹38,028, while to Delhi costs ₹33,850, and to Mumbai costs ₹22,155 with a layover.

Here are the prices of tickets of airlines apart from Indigo on Saturday, from major south Indian cities:

Bengaluru to Mumbai: ₹27, 244 with a layover of nine hours.
Bengaluru to Delhi: ₹33,838 without layovers.
Bengaluru to Kolkata: ₹68, 348 with a 20 hour layover.
Bengaluru to Hyderabad: ₹7,920 without a layover.
Bengaluru to Chennai: ₹24,998 without a layover.
Bengaluru to Vijayawada: ₹21,048
Bengaluru to Kochi: ₹26,000 with 8 hour layover
Chennai to Bengaluru: ₹23,506 without a layover.
Vijayawada to Bengaluru: ₹30,000 without a layover.
Kochi to Bengaluru: ₹38,098 with a ten hour layover.
Hyderabad to Kochi: ₹66,989 with a 20 hour layover.
Hyderabad to Chennai: ₹38,082 without a layover.
Hyderabad to Vijayawada: ₹18,387 without a layover.
Chennai to Delhi: ₹34,000 without a layover.
Chennai to Mumbai: ₹46,613 with a five hour layover.
Kochi to Mumbai: ₹44,743 with 12 hours layover.
Kochi to Delhi: ₹24,000 without a layover.

Also Read: As IndiGo meltdown continues, DGCA drops weekly-rest rule from revised FDTL norms

DGCA drops weekly-rest rule

Meanwhile, India’s civil aviation regulator has relaxed a key Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rule to help budget carrier IndiGo as its operational meltdown continues.

In an order issued on Friday, 5 December, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) withdrew a provision that barred airlines from substituting crew leave with weekly rest.

The order, signed by Himanshu Srivastava, Assistant Director of Operations (FSD), cited “the ongoing operational disruptions” and representations from airlines seeking short-term relief to maintain continuity of services.

The airline apologised publicly and informed the DGCA that it may take until 10 February 2026 to fully restore normal operations. It sought short-term relaxations in crew duty-time norms to manage its network.

Flight booking platforms reported that fares on several routes had surged because of the widespread cancellations. Airport authorities have advised passengers to monitor flight status closely and plan for additional travel time.

IndiGo has been facing an acute shortage of crew since the second phase of the revised FDTL rules took effect. The updated norms require:

a minimum 48-hour weekly rest
restrictions limiting crews to two night landings, down from six
extended permissible night-duty periods