IndiGo starts hiring pilots again after record flight cancelations
After canceling over 1,000 flights in a single day—its biggest disruption ever—IndiGo is back to hiring pilots for its Airbus A320s as of December 6, 2024.
This move follows the government's temporary pause on stricter pilot work-hour rules for IndiGo until February 10, 2026, giving the airline some breathing room to fix its schedule chaos.
Who can apply—and what's changing?
IndiGo wants Indian or OCI pilots with A320 experience and is also recruiting female cabin crew aged 18-27 who are open to moving cities.
The rule suspension helps IndiGo avoid tougher night shift limits while it tries to get operations back on track.
Why are pilots upset?
Pilot groups say IndiGo's hiring freeze contributed to the current disruption, despite knowing that new rest rules would require more pilots.
Some warn that delaying fatigue protections could risk safety.
IndiGo says cancelations have dropped below 850 flights now and promises it's working hard to stabilize things.