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When strength becomes weakness

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December 06, 2025

YET WHILE THE rules apply universally, full-service carriers like Air India have weathered the change with far less disruption, their on-time performance holding steadier amid the same fog and congestion, thanks to conservative rostering and buffers built during the grace period.

Pilot bodies like the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) and Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA) call it a "prolonged, unorthodox lean manpower strategy" that IndiGo pursued despite ample warning. November alone saw 1,232 cancellations, 755 pinned directly to crew and FDTL shortages, pushing monthly on-time performance down to 67.7% from October’s 84.1% -- a slide that predated this week's meltdown. FIP accuses the carrier of a hiring freeze, non-poaching pacts with rivals, and pilot pay stagnation amid "cartel-like behaviour,' even as executives pocketed 100%. Post-July's first phase, IndiGo slashed leave quotas; after November, it allegedly tried buying back pilot leave to

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