IndiGo Chairman Vikram Singh Mehta refuted allegations of an engineered crisis amid widespread flight disruptions starting December 2, 2025, which saw over 4,600 cancellations across India by December 10, peaking at nearly 220 on December 10 alone at major hubs like Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai. He attributed the chaos—causing passenger distress, stranded travelers, and missed commitments—to a confluence of minor technical glitches, winter schedule changes, adverse weather, airspace congestion, and new crew rostering rules under DGCA’s pilot fatigue norms, emphasizing these external factors strained operations without deliberate fault. Mehta apologized unconditionally, noting the board’s proactive crisis management, engagement of external experts for root-cause analysis, and stabilizing network, while DGCA summoned CEO Pieter Elbers on December 11 for a detailed report and deployed oversight teams to safeguard India’s aviation reliability and passenger rights.