Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on  assured passengers that the five-day-long travel chaos triggered by massive IndiGo flight delays and cancellations is finally stabilising, with normal operations expected to resume from Monday. He said the government is closely monitoring the situation and has initiated a formal inquiry to determine what caused the unprecedented disruption.

Speaking to ANI, the minister said the immediate priority is to bring back full normalcy and ensure passengers are not left stranded any longer. “Today, we are seeing that the situation is getting better. The backlogs that have been there for the last two days have been cleared. From tomorrow, we are expecting normalcy to start in the sense that there won’t be any congestion, or there won’t be any waiting at the airports. Whatever operations IndiGo can start immediately, they will start it,” he said.

Naidu added that the ministry is scrutinising IndiGo’s crew scheduling, FDTL (Flight Duty Time Limit) compliance, and overall operational planning to ensure such a breakdown does not recur.

“We are deeply observing this, and observing the FDTL norms, scheduling network. We will thoroughly look into this and ensure that all airlines follow due diligence,” he emphasised.

The minister also confirmed that a high-level committee has been constituted to investigate the root cause of the disruptions and identify any lapses or negligence. “We have formed a committee which will inquire into all this so that they can establish where things went wrong and who did it wrong. We are going to take necessary action on that also. This thing shouldn’t be left unattended. We are taking strict action on this, so that whoever was responsible into this needs to pay for it,” Naidu said.