IndiGo Moves to Buy Back Pilot Leave Amid Severe Crew Shortage and Mass Cancellations

Brief By Ndtvprofit.com / 6:51 PM on 05 Dec 2025

IndiGo has offered to buy back pilot leaves scheduled between January 1 and February 3, 2026, as the airline struggles with widespread flight cancellations caused by crew shortages. The buyback proposal offers 1.5 times the per-day gross salary for captains and first officers operating Airbus aircraft, with no cap on leave surrender.