Indigo chaos : Nearly 40 flights to and from Kochi cancelled, 9 from Trivandrum

Thiruvananthapuram : Creating panic among domestic air passengers to and from Kerala, nearly 40 domestic services of Indigo Airlines to and from the Kochi airport in Kerala remain delayed or cancelled as the chaos faced by domestic airlines continue across the country.

There is panic and anxiety across air passengers who had planned their travels from Kerala and to Kerala from other parts of the country.

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“My flight to Mumbai is now being delayed indefinitely. We have not given any details yet on the flight from the Indigo crew. This is an unfortunate situation which has come up now”, said an international passenger planning to board flight to Germany.

As per latest data, 9 flights arriving and departing from Thiruvananthapuram international airport cancelled.

With the disruption continuing, the Kochi airport has issued a travel advisory without naming any particular airline advising passengers to verify the latest flight information with their respective airline.

“Certain domestic airlines are currently experiencing operational constraints, affecting services nationwide. CIAL (Cochin International Airport Limited) is in continuous coordination with airline operations teams to support passengers and ensure smooth functioning of airport services,” said the advisory issued on Thursday (December 4, 2025) at 10.30 a.m. It will take a while before normalcy of services is restored, said airport sources.

Indigo had on Wednesday cancelled at least 200 flights and delayed several others by up to 12 hours nationwide following skewed pilot scheduling and cabin crew no-shows in Mumbai. The mass cancellations and delays have caused air fares in the domestic circuit to soar