Can India let IndiGo fail? Airline crisis puts spotlight on country's aviation industry

Key Highlights

• ReutersIndiGo’s mass cancellations of flights this week have disrupted the travel plans of thousands of passengers, triggering anger and chaos at airports across the country amid crew shortages.
• In the world’s largest aviation market, passengers lay bare the risks of having a duopoly-like situation.
• IndiGo has become the poster child of the nation’s aviation boom in recent years.
• IndiGo has grounded several flights since last week, with at least 2,000 cancelled.
• Thousands of passengers have been stranded by last-minute cancellations, with many forced to seek alternative modes of transport amid the uncertainty. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADThe uncertainty stranded thousands of passengers limiting their work and upending vacation plans, weddings and flooded social media with photos and videos of luggage piling up at the terminals.