IndiGo crisis: Why has India's largest carrier sparked chaos across airports?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : The regulations also mandate that rest periods must be granted at a pilot's home base or temporary home base, and that there must never be more than 168 hours between the end of one weekly rest period and the start of the next.
37% : The core aim of the revised regulations is to combat pilot fatigue, a major risk factor in aviation safety.
29% : Aviation regulator is forced to scale back new crew welfare rules after a cascading collapse in IndiGo's operations triggers India's worst aviation meltdowns in years Indian airports are facing their worst operational meltdown in years as the country's largest carrier, IndiGo, continues to cancel hundreds of flights, throwing travel plans for thousands into disarray.

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