Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- IndiGo on Saturday ((Dec 6) issued a fresh update on the widespread operational disruptions that began earlier in the week, noting a significant increase in the number of flights it managed to run.

The airline said it operated more than 1,500 flights during the day, a sharp rise from "little above 700 flights yesterday connecting 113 destinations," as it worked to stabilise schedules and restore normal operations.

In its statement, IndiGo explained that the large-scale cancellations were intended to "reboot the network, systems, and rosters so that we could start afresh today with higher number of flights, improved stability, and there are some early signs of improvement."

The carrier added that "over 95pc of network c...