India, Dec. 4 -- Thousands of travellers across India faced chaos on Tuesday and Wednesday as IndiGo - the country's largest airline - grappled with massive delays and widespread cancellations caused by an acute crew shortage. With on-time performance plunging to just 35 per cent, passengers were left stranded for hours, missing business meetings, family events and crucial connections during one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
Airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru were among the hardest hit, with close to 200 flights cancelled by Wednesday afternoon and delays stretching up to eight hours. "For some flights, there was simply no cabin crew available," an airport official said, noting that attempts to shuttle staff ac...