IndiGo prepared to implement new FDTL rules: DGCA

Announcement comes as the airline's one-time temporary exemption expired on February 10

- DEEPAK PATEL

IndiGo has informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that it is fully prepared to implement the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rules from Wednesday, following the expiry of a onetime temporary exemption granted to the airline after its operational meltdown in December.

"IndiGo has further stated that all necessary operational, rostering, and monitoring arrangements are being put in place to ensure full compliance with the approved FDTL scheme with effect from February 11," the regulator said in a statement.

The DGCA said IndiGo was granted a onetime temporary exemption on December 5, from provisions under Para 3.11 and Para 6.1.4 of revised FDTL rules, which fully came into effect from November 2025.