New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- The Union aviation minister on Tuesday announced that IndiGo has been directed to trim its flight schedule by 10 per cent. The announcement comes a day after the aviation regulator had ordered carrier to cut down its flights by five per cent.

"The Ministry considers it necessary to curtail the overall Indigo routes, which will help in stabilising the airline's operations and lead to reduced cancellations. A curtailment of 10 per cent has been ordered. While abiding by it, Indigo will continue to cover all its destinations as before," the minister said.

Posting a picture of IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers, sitting with folded hands in front of him, Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, in a post on X, said that the airline management ...