New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Fliers staged massive protests at airports after they were hit by extensive flight delays and cancellations by low-cost carrier IndiGo since Tuesday. At least 180 IndiGo flights were cancelled as of early today, leaving passengers at major airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru angry and upset. On Wednesday, at least 200 flights were cancelled. Today marks the third day of chaos after India's biggest airline failed to make sufficient adjustments to its roster planning to accommodate new government regulations.

The volume of public inconvenience and the outcry online is plainly noticeable across social media platforms. A video captures frustrated travellers expressing their displeasure through chants...