Stranded passengers search for their luggage near a counter after IndiGo cancelled more than 400 flights, at the Kempegowda International Airport, in Bengaluru.
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IndiGo’s On-Time Performance (OTP) plummeted to 8.5% on Thursday (December 4, 2025), with worsening operational disruptions impacting flight schedules.
The country’s largest airline, which generally operates around 2,300 domestic and international flights daily, is now cancelling flights as part of efforts to tackle disruptions, primarily triggered by crew woes.
The OTP, an indicator of an airline’s punctuality, plunged to 8.5% on Thursday, as per the latest data from the Civil Aviation Ministry.
The airline, which presents its punctuality as a hallmark, recorded an OTP of 19.7% on Wednesday, a steep fall from 35% reported on Tuesday.
On Thursday, the OTP of Air India and Air India Express were at 61% and 58.6%, respectively, while that of Akasa Air stood at 63%.
The readings for SpiceJet and state-owned Alliance Air were at 56.4% and 56%, respectively.
The OTP is calculated based on the performance of airlines at six major airports — Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata.
Shares of IndiGo, which is partly-owned by Bhatia, fell nearly 3% to ₹5,291.45 in the afternoon trade on the BSE on Friday.
Published – December 05, 2025 01:59 pm IST
