INDIGO

By Abhijith Ganapavaram

NEW DELHI, April 2 (Reuters) - The appointment of aviation heavyweight Willie Walsh as CEO of IndiGo INGL.NS is likely to bolster the Indian airline's global expansion but the former British Airways (BA) chief first has to repair its dented reputation.

India's largest airline commanding about 65% of domestic flights stunned the industry with Walsh's appointment on Tuesday. That followed months of negative press and regulatory pressure after it cancelled thousands of flights in December due to inadequate planning for pilot rest and duty rules.

IndiGo is betting on the current head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) lobby to pilot the airline in the aftermath of the biggest crisis in its two-decade history.

Its hard-earned reputation for punctuality was trashed when the cancellations stranded tens of thousands of passengers and drew regulatory warnings for operational mismanagement, which Walsh will need to address when he takes charge by August.

"Repairing IndiGo's reputation won't happen overnight, given the way they faltered in December," said Rajan Mehra, former India head of Qatar Airways. "But he is an experienced hand, so he should be able to do it."

Walsh, 64, once described the industry as a "fight for survival". His first CEO role at Ireland's Aer Lingus involved clashing with unions and slashing costs, earning him the nickname "Slasher Walsh".

He oversaw the short- and medium-haul airline's transition to long haul - experience likely to be valuable to IndiGo, said Joshua Ng, director at Alton Aviation Consultancy.

Walsh's appointment can therefore be interpreted as IndiGo prioritising global network expansion and strategic partnerships, several analysts told Reuters.

Investors concurred, pushing IndiGo's share price up 6% the day after the appointment was announced. Until that point, it had lost 22% this year after rising 11% last year.

Walsh, who was also CEO of BA parent International Airlines Group ICAG.L, ends his IATA term on July 31 and IndiGo expects him to assume his new role by August 3. Neither Walsh nor IndiGo responded to emailed requests seeking comment.

PAKISTAN AIRSPACE BAN

Beyond company-specific issues, Walsh will have to navigate the fallout of both India-Pakistan animosity as well as the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran.

Pakistan barred Indian airlines from its airspace last year after India fired missiles at what it called terrorists in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The ban has forced Indian airlines to reroute flights to western destinations, significantly increasing flight times and costs.

War in the Middle East has not only added more time to those routes but has sent fuel prices soaring, further complicating international expansion.

Walsh's "helming of a multi-brand airline group could help IndiGo's positioning in partnerships, negotiations, and policy engagement as it builds a broader international footprint," Jefferies analysts wrote in a client note.

Under previous CEO Pieter Elbers, IndiGo cemented its domestic dominance and expanded to locations in Europe and other regions, while placing orders for 60 Airbus AIR.PA widebody aircraft and many long-range single-aisle jets.

As IndiGo further expands internationally, it will need a new structure across its product and operating model, likely requiring more senior executives under Walsh, said Kapil Kaul, CEO of aviation advisory ​CAPA India.

IndiGo flies to more than 40 international destinations, from more than 25 in 2022, and operates about 440 aircraft. It expects its first Airbus A350 in 2028, a year behind schedule.

(Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram; Additional reporting by Nandan Mandayam; Editing by Aditya Kalra and Christopher Cushing)

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Adds analyst comments, background throughout; updates shares

April 1 (Reuters) - Shares of IndiGo INGL.NS gained 4.4% on Wednesday after the Indian budget airline appointed industry veteran Willie Walsh as its new chief executive, just weeks after the departure of long-time CEO Pieter Elbers.

Jefferies described the appointment as a "remarkably swift" resolution for an airline of IndiGo's scale and complexity, likely to minimize any leadership vacuum and ensure continuity in execution.

Walsh, who brings four decades of aviation experience, is expected to steer IndiGo through its current growth phase, operational stabilisation and international expansion, Jefferies said.

Walsh's term as head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) ends on July 31, and he is expected to join IndiGo by August 3, the airline said in a statement.

IndiGo commands about 65% of India's fast-growing aviation market. However, the carrier faced its biggest crisis in December, cancelling more than 4,500 flights after failing to prepare for new pilot rest rules.

Regulators reprimanded several senior executives, including Elbers, citing "inadequate overall oversight of flight operations and crisis management".

Like its peers, IndiGo has also been hit by higher costs as flights are rerouted due to the conflict in the Middle East and Pakistani airspace restrictions.

Jefferies also noted that key priorities for the airline now include improving reliability, addressing crew issues, and balancing its low-cost model amid ongoing cost pressures.

IndiGo shares are down 19% so far this year, making it one of the worst performers on the Nifty 50.

The airline is currently valued at 1.59 trillion rupees ($16.97 billion).

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March 31 (Reuters) - India's largest airline IndiGo INGL.NS on Tuesday named IATA chief Willie Walsh as its new CEO, tapping one of the industry's highest-profile figures and ending succession questions sparked by the sudden exit of former boss Pieter Elbers.

A veteran airline executive with more than 40 years in aviation, Walsh is due to take over by August 3, after his term as head of the global airline industry body ends in July.

Known for his outspoken style and focus on financial discipline, Walsh is widely seen as among the most influential figures in aviation globally, with a track record of restructuring legacy carriers and navigating industry crises.

Here are some key facts about Walsh:

FROM COCKPIT TO CORNER OFFICE

Walsh joined Irish carrier Aer Lingus as a cadet pilot in 1979 and later became captain, before moving into management and eventually becoming the airline's chief executive in 2001.

He led a sweeping overhaul of the carrier, cutting costs and restoring profitability after years of losses.

STEERING BRITISH AIRWAYS THROUGH TURBULENCE

After being appointed British Airways chief executive in 2005, Walsh guided the airline through the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, cementing his reputation as one of the industry's toughest leaders.

HELMING IAG

Walsh oversaw the 2011 merger of the British Airways and Iberia under the newly created International Airlines Group (IAG) and then served as IAG's chief executive until September 2020, helping build one of Europe's biggest airline groups.

IATA CHIEF WITH DEEP ROOTS

Walsh became the director general of International Air Transport Association, or IATA, in April 2021, after his long involvement with the body. He served on IATA's Board of Governors from 2005 to 2018, chairing it between 2016 and 2017.

As IATA chief, the Dublin-born executive pushed for reopening of international travel after the pandemic, criticised what he called excessive airport and air navigation charges, and backed the industry's goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

INDIGO HANDS REINS TO WALSH

Walsh is set to join Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo as its CEO, marking his return to managing an airline, after five years of representing global carriers as IATA chief.

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By Rushil Dutta, Sameer Manekar and Yadarisa Shabong

March 30 (Reuters) - Global airlines have begun to hike fares and cut capacity to cope with the sudden surge in the oil price, but the industry's ability to remain profitable may depend on whether consumers pull back on flying as gasoline costs threaten household budgets.

Before the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran began last month, the airline industry had forecast record profits of $41 billion in 2026, but a doubling in jet fuel prices has placed that at risk and forced carriers to rethink their networks and strategies.

Carriers ranging from United Airlines UAL.O to Air New Zealand AIR.NZ and Scandinavia's SAS have announced capacity cuts and fare hikes, while others have imposed fuel surcharges.

"Airlines face an existential challenge," said Rigas Doganis, who once headed Greece's former national carrier, Olympic Airways and served as a director of Britain's easyJet EZJ.L.

"They will need to cut fares to stimulate weakening demand while higher fuel costs will be pushing them to increase fares. A perfect storm," said Doganis, who now chairs London-based consultancy firm Airline Management Group.

RECORD PASSENGER TRAFFIC

Last year, the industry reported record global passenger traffic that rebounded to about 9% above pre-pandemic levels even in the face of persistent supply-chain challenges that affected deliveries of new planes.

Record post-pandemic demand for travel and persistent supply-chain challenges had constrained capacity growth and given airlines significant pricing power as they filled more seats on each plane.

But the scale of the increases needed to make up for the jet fuel price surge is huge at a time when consumers are under pressure from higher gasoline prices that could curb discretionary spending.

"The only way to get prices up is to reduce capacity," said Barclays' head of European transport equity research Andrew Lobbenberg. "That is what I would expect to see happen this time, and it's what we saw in the previous occasions when we had other crises; people just have to start trimming capacity."

HIGHER TICKET PRICES

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told ABC News last week that fares would need to rise 20% for the airline to cover the higher fuel costs.

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways 0293.HK has lifted fuel surcharges twice in the last month, and from Wednesday a return trip from Sydney to London will attract an $800 fuel surcharge. Before the Iran conflict, a normal round-trip economy-class fare on the route was roughly A$2,000 ($1,369.60).

Low-cost carriers could struggle the most given their passengers are more price-sensitive than the corporate customers and wealthy consumers who have been increasingly targeted by premium rivals like Delta Air Lines DAL.N and United Airlines, analysts say.

"I think for the more price-sensitive travellers, even the short-haul flying trip gets downgraded, potentially to rail or to bus or other alternatives," said Nathan Gee, Bank of America's head of Asia-Pacific transport research.

OIL SHOCKS

The Middle East conflict is the fourth oil shock for the airline industry since the turn of the century, though the first in which carriers like Vietnam Airlines HVN.HM have expressed concern about securing physical supplies of fuel due to the Strait of Hormuz closure.

There was one in 2007-2008 before the global financial crisis dented demand, another after the Arab Spring around 2011, and a third after the Russia-Ukraine war broke out in 2022.

A string of mergers between 2008 and 2014 like Delta-Northwest and American Airlines-US Airways AAL.O reduced eight major U.S. airlines to four and brought on the era of tighter capacity control, while low-cost carriers such as Ryanair RYA.I and India's IndiGo INGL.NS leaned on single-aircraft fleets and fast turnarounds to keep unit costs low.

Replacing older, thirstier planes with more fuel-efficient models is an obvious way for carriers to reduce costs, but a severe supply-chain shortage in the wake of the pandemic and issues with new-generation engines have delayed deliveries.

And while U.S. ultra-low-cost carriers have some of the newest, most fuel-efficient planes in the industry, if travel demand falters, paying for the new planes could become a barrier to profit.

Dan Taylor, head of consulting at aviation advisory firm IBA, said the current oil shock was expected to widen the gap between financially strong and weaker airlines.

"Carriers with robust balance sheets, strong pricing power, and reliable access to capital are better positioned to absorb ongoing pressures," he said on the firm's website. "In contrast, airlines with low profitability and limited funding options may face increasing financial stress."

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March 28 (Reuters) -

• INDIA CIVIL AVIATION MINISTRY SAYS FULL EMERGENCY DECLARED AT DELHI AIRPORT AFTER INDIGO FLIGHT SUFFERS ONE ENGINE FAILURE

• INDIA CIVIL AVIATION MINISTRY SAYS AIRPORT OPERATIONS ARE NORMAL

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Updates Pegasus, Qantas, Qatar

March 27 (Reuters) - Global air travel remains severely disrupted, with many people still unable to fly as planned to destinations after the Iran war forced the closure of major Middle Eastern hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi.

Below is the latest on flights, in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES AGNr.AT

Greece's largest carrier has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until April 22, and to Erbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai have been cancelled until April 19 and to Riyadh until April 18.

AIRBALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until April 29. All flights to Dubai stand cancelled until October 24.

AIR CANADA AC.TO

The Canadian carrier has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and to Dubai until April 30.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.

AIR FRANCE KLM AIRF.PA

Air France has cancelled Tel Aviv and Beirut flights until April 4 and Dubai and Riyadh flights until March 31, as well as an April 1 departure from Dubai.

KLM suspended flights to Tel Aviv, Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai until May 17.

CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK

The Hong Kong airline has cancelled all passenger flights to Dubai and Riyadh until May 31. To cater to a surge in demand to Europe, it will operate extra passenger flights to London, Paris and Zurich, along with additional capacity to London, in April.

DELTA DAL.N

The U.S. carrier cancelled its New York-Tel Aviv flights and delayed the restart of its Atlanta-Tel Aviv route until September 5. It said the launch of its Boston-Tel Aviv route, planned for late October, had been delayed until further notice.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES ELAL.TA

The Israeli carrier said customers who planned to depart Israel through April 4 had their flights cancelled, including corresponding return flights. The airline is operating a limited number of flights to several key destinations.

EMIRATES

The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule following a partial reopening of regional airspace.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The UAE carrier said it was operating a commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and around 80 destinations.

FINNAIR FIA1S.HE

The Finnish carrier has cancelled its Dubai flights until March 29 and Doha flights until July 2, while continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.

FLYNAS

Saudi budget airline Flynas has extended its suspension of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until March 31.

IAG ICAG.L

IAG-owned British Airways has extended cancellations of flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31 and to Doha until April 30, while adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore. Flights to Abu Dhabi remain suspended until later this year.

INDIGO INGL.NS

The Indian airline has suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah until March 28.

JAPAN AIRLINES 9201.T

Japan Airlines has suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until April 10 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 11.

LOT

The Polish airline said all its flights to Dubai have been cancelled until March 28 and to Tel Aviv until May 31. It has also cancelled flights to Riyadh until April 30 and to Beirut from March 31 to April 30.

LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE

Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways and Edelweiss have suspended flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31, and to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran until October 24. Lufthansa Cargo is the same, except for Tel Aviv suspension which will last through April 30.

Low-cost carrier Eurowings plans to suspend flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Erbil through April 30 and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman through October 24.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier has suspended all flights to Doha until April 15.

NORWEGIAN AIR NAS.OL

The low-cost airline has pushed back planned launches of its Tel Aviv and Beirut services to June 15, from April 1 and April 4, respectively. It has cancelled all Dubai flights through April 8.

PEGASUS PGSUS.IS

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines has cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Riyadh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until April 13.

QANTAS QAN.AX

Australia's flag carrier is adding flights to Rome and Paris to meet an upswing in demand for European routes. Flights to Paris will increase to five return flights per week from three and the Perth-Singapore service will increase from daily to 10 flights per week. An updated schedule will come into effect progressively for flights from mid-April and run until late July.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The carrier said it is gradually increasing its flights to and from Doha with additional flight frequency to more than 90 destinations.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES SIAL.SI

The carrier extended the suspension of its Singapore-Dubai flights until April 30, while adding services on the Singapore-London Gatwick and Singapore-Melbourne routes from late March until October 24 to meet higher demand.

TURKISH AIRLINES THYAO.IS

Turkish Airlines has cancelled most Middle East flights until the end of March. SunExpress, its joint venture with Lufthansa, has cancelled flights to Dubai until April 6 and to Bahrain until April 30.

WIZZ AIR WIZZ.L

The low-cost airline has suspended flights to Israel until March 29, and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until mid-September.

(Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma, Tiago Brandao, Agnieszka Olenska, Bernadette Hogg, Boleslaw Lasocki and Romolo Tosiani; Editing by Matt Scuffham, Milla Nissi-Prussak, Christopher Cushing, Sumana Nandy and Joe Bavier)

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March 26 (Reuters) - Interglobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS:

• INDIGO - RECEIVES ORDER IN GST PROCEEDINGS

• INDIGO - PENALTY OF 429.2 MILLION RUPEES IMPOSED

Source text: ID:nBSE3MPDhx

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Updates Cathay Pacific

March 24 (Reuters) - Global air travel remains severely disrupted, with many people still unable to fly as planned to destinations after the Iran war forced the closure of major Middle Eastern hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi.

Below is the latest on flights, in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES AGNr.AT

Greece's largest carrier has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until April 22, and to Erbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai have been cancelled until April 19 and to Riyadh until April 18.

AIRBALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until April 29. All flights to Dubai stand cancelled until October 24.

AIR CANADA AC.TO

The Canadian carrier has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and to Dubai until March 28.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.

AIR FRANCE KLM AIRF.PA

Air France has cancelled Tel Aviv and Beirut flights until March 28 and Dubai and Riyadh flights until March 24, as well as a March 25 departure from Dubai.

KLM suspended flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai until May 17 and to Tel Aviv until April 11.

CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK

The Hong Kong airline has cancelled all passenger flights to Dubai and Riyadh until May 31. To cater to a surge in demand to Europe, it will operate three additional return flights to Paris and Zurich, and will provide additional seats on 13 existing flights to London in April.

DELTA DAL.N

The U.S. carrier has cancelled its New York-Tel Aviv flights until May 31 and Tel Aviv-New York flights until June 1. The restart of its Atlanta-Tel Aviv route has been delayed, with flights to Tel Aviv paused until August 4 and from Tel Aviv until August 5.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES ELAL.TA

The Israeli carrier said operational constraints are preventing regular flights from Israel, except in rare, exceptional cases, and that it is continuing efforts to bring passengers home. The airline has also urged authorities to open Ramon Airport near Eilat.

EMIRATES

The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule following a partial reopening of regional airspace.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The UAE carrier said it was operating a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and select destinations.

FINNAIR FIA1S.HE

The Finnish carrier has cancelled its Dubai flights until March 29 and Doha flights until July 2, while continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.

FLYNAS

Saudi budget airline Flynas has extended its suspension of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until March 31.

IAG ICAG.L

IAG-owned British Airways has extended cancellations of flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31 and to Doha until April 30, while adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore. Flights to Abu Dhabi remain suspended until later this year.

INDIGO INGL.NS

The Indian airline has suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah until March 28.

JAPAN AIRLINES 9201.T

Japan Airlines has suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.

LOT

The Polish airline said all its flights to Dubai stand cancelled until March 28 and to Tel Aviv until May 31. It has also cancelled flights to Riyadh until April 30 and to Beirut from March 31 to April 30.

LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE

The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways, has suspended flights to Tel Aviv through April 9, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Erbil and Abu Dhabi until March 28. Flights to Tehran are suspended through April 30 and to Riyadh until April 5.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier has suspended all flights to Doha until March 28.

NORWEGIAN AIR NAS.OL

The low-cost airline has pushed back planned launches of its Tel Aviv and Beirut services to June 15, from April 1 and April 4, respectively. It has cancelled all Dubai flights through April 8.

PEGASUS PGSUS.IS

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines has cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until April 13. Flights to Riyadh have been cancelled until March 24.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The carrier said it would operate a revised limited number of flights until March 28.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES SIAL.SI

Singapore Airlines said it will extend the suspension of its Singapore-Dubai flights until April 30, and add services between Singapore and London Gatwick from March 31 to October 24, and on the Singapore-Melbourne route from March 29 to October 24 to meet higher demand.

TURKISH AIRLINES THYAO.IS

Turkish Airlines has cancelled most Middle East flights until the end of March. SunExpress, its joint venture with Lufthansa, has cancelled flights to Dubai and Bahrain until March 23.

VIETNAM AIRLINES HVN.HM

Vietnam's flag carrier has planned to cancel 23 flights per week across several domestic routes from April.

WIZZ AIR WIZZ.L

The low-cost airline has suspended flights to Israel until March 29, and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until mid-September.

(Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma, Tiago Brandao, Agnieszka Olenska, Bernadette Hogg, Boleslaw Lasocki and Romolo Tosiani; Editing by Matt Scuffham, Milla Nissi-Prussak, Christopher Cushing and Sumana Nandy)

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March 23 (Reuters) - Interglobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS:

• INDIGO- INDIGO APPOINTS ALOKE SINGH AS CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

Further company coverage: INGL.NS

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March 21 (Reuters) - India will revoke the temporary fare caps it had imposed on domestic air tickets from Monday, the country's civil aviation ministry said on Saturday.

The caps were introduced in December after a spate of mass cancellations by market leader IndiGo INGL.NS led to a spike in air fares at other airlines.

(Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru)

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Updates Air France, KLM, Delta, El Al and LOT

March 20 (Reuters) - Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.

Below is the latest on flights, in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES AGNr.AT

Greece's largest carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until April 22, and to Erbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai were cancelled until April 19 and to Riyadh until April 18.

AIRBALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until April 29. All flights to Dubai have been cancelled until October 24.

AIR CANADA AC.TO

The Canadian carrier cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and all flights to Dubai until March 28.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.

AIR FRANCE KLM AIRF.PA

Air France has cancelled Tel Aviv and Beirut flights until March 21 and Dubai and Riyadh flights until March 24, including March 25 departure from Dubai.

KLM said flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai were suspended until May 17 and flights to Tel Aviv until April 11.

CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK

The Hong Kong airline said it had cancelled all passenger flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh, as well as cargo freighter flights to Dubai and Riyadh, until April 30.

DELTA DAL.N

The U.S. carrier has cancelled flights from New York to Tel Aviv until May 31 and from Tel Aviv to New York until June 1. The restart of its Atlanta to Tel Aviv service has been delayed, with flights to Tel Aviv paused until August 4 and from Tel Aviv until August 5.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES ELAL.TA

The Israeli carrier plans to operate some international flights to 12 destinations between March 21-28, having previously cancelled regular flights until March 28.

EMIRATES

The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule following a partial reopening of regional airspace.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The UAE carrier said it was operating a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations.

FINNAIR FIA1S.HE

The Finnish carrier cancelled its Dubai flights until March 29 and Doha flights until July 2, continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.

FLYNAS

Saudi Arabian budget airline Flynas extended its suspension of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until March 31.

IAG ICAG.L

IAG-owned British Airways extended cancellations of flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31 and to Doha until April 30, while adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore. Flights to Abu Dhabi remain suspended until later this year.

INDIGO INGL.NS

The Indian airline suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah until March 28.

JAPAN AIRLINES 9201.T

Japan Airlines suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.

LOT

The Polish airline said all flights to Dubai were cancelled until March 28 and to Tel Aviv until May 31. It also cancelled flights to Riyadh until April 30 and to Beirut from March 31 to April 30.

LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE

The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways, suspended flights to Tel Aviv through April 9, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Erbil and Abu Dhabi until March 28. Flights to Tehran were suspended through April 30 and to Riyadh until April 5 for operational reasons.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to Doha until March 28.

NORWEGIAN AIR NAS.OL

The low-cost airline plans to fly to Tel Aviv and Beirut from June 15, instead of April 1 and April 4, respectively, as it had previously planned.

It has cancelled all flights to and from Dubai for the remainder of the winter season, up to and including April 8.

PEGASUS PGSUS.IS

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until April 13. Flights to Riyadh were cancelled until March 24.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The carrier said it would operate a revised limited number of flights from March 18 to March 28.

TURKISH AIRLINES THYAO.IS

The Turkish transport ministry said Turkish Airlines had cancelled flights to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dammam until March 19, while flights to Iran were cancelled until March 20.

WIZZ AIR WIZZ.L

The low-cost airline suspended flights to Israel until March 29 and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until mid-September.

(Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma, Tiago Brandao, Agnieszka Olenska, Bernadette Hogg, Boleslaw Lasocki and Romolo Tosiani; Editing by Matt Scuffham, Milla Nissi-Prussak and Christopher Cushing)

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Updates with Norwegian Air cancelling Dubai flights

March 19 (Reuters) - Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.

Below is the latest on flights, in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES AGNr.AT

Greece's largest carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until April 22, and to Erbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai were cancelled until April 19 and to Riyadh until April 18.

AIRBALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until April 29. All flights to Dubai have been cancelled until October 24.

AIR CANADA AC.TO

The Canadian carrier cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and all flights to Dubai until March 28.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.

AIR FRANCE KLM AIRF.PA

Air France has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until March 21 and to Dubai and Riyadh until March 20.

KLM said flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai were suspended until March 28 and flights to Tel Aviv until April 11.

CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK

The Hong Kong airline said it had cancelled all passenger flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh, as well as cargo freighter flights to Dubai and Riyadh, until April 30.

DELTA DAL.N

The U.S. carrier has cancelled flights from New York to Tel Aviv until March 31 and from Tel Aviv to New York until April 1. The restart of its Atlanta to Tel Aviv service has been delayed, with flights to Tel Aviv now paused until August 4 and from Tel Aviv until August 5.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES ELAL.TA

The Israeli flag carrier said regular flights were cancelled until March  21.

EMIRATES

The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule following a partial reopening of regional airspace.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The UAE carrier said it was operating a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations.

FINNAIR FIA1S.HE

The Finnish carrier cancelled its Dubai flights until March 29 and Doha flights until July 2, continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.

FLYNAS

Saudi Arabian budget airline Flynas extended its suspension of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until March 31.

IAG ICAG.L

IAG-owned British Airways extended cancellations of flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31 and to Doha until April 30, while adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore. Flights to Abu Dhabi remain suspended until later this year.

INDIGO INGL.NS

The Indian airline suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah until March 28.

JAPAN AIRLINES 9201.T

Japan Airlines suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.

LOT

The Polish airline said all flights to Dubai were cancelled until March 28 and to Tel Aviv until April 18. LOT also cancelled flights to Riyadh until March 24 and to Beirut from March 31 to April 30.

LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE

The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways, suspended flights to Tel Aviv through April 9, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Erbil, Dammam and Abu Dhabi until March 28. Flights to Tehran were suspended through April 30 and to Riyadh until April 5 for operational reasons.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to Doha until March 28.

NORWEGIAN AIR NAS.OL

The low-cost airline plans to fly to Tel Aviv and Beirut from June 15, instead of April 1 and April 4, respectively, as it had previously planned.

It has cancelled all flights to and from Dubai for the remainder of the winter season, up to and including April 8.

PEGASUS PGSUS.IS

Pegasus Airlines cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until April 13. Flights to Riyadh were cancelled until March 24.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The carrier said it would operate a revised limited number of flights from March 18 to March 28.

TURKISH AIRLINES THYAO.IS

The Turkish transport ministry said Turkish Airlines had cancelled flights to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dammam until March 19, while flights to Iran were cancelled until March 20.

WIZZ AIR WIZZ.L

The low-cost airline suspended flights to Israel until March 29 and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until mid-September.

(Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma, Tiago Brandao, Agnieszka Olenska, Bernadette Hogg, Boleslaw Lasocki and Romolo Tosiani; Editing by Matt Scuffham, Milla Nissi-Prussak and Christopher Cushing)

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Updates IAG/British Airways entry

March 18 (Reuters) - Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.

Below is the latest on flights, in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES AGNr.AT

Greece's largest carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until April 22, and to Erbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai were cancelled until April 19 and to Riyadh until April 18.

AIR BALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until April 5. All flights to Dubai have been cancelled until October 24.

AIR CANADA AC.TO

The Canadian carrier cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and all flights to Dubai until March 28.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.

AIR FRANCE KLM AIRF.PA

Air France has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until March 21 and to Dubai and Riyadh until March 20.

KLM said flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai were suspended until March 28 and flights to Tel Aviv were suspended for the remainder of its winter season.

CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK

The Hong Kong airline said it had cancelled all passenger flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh, as well as cargo freighter flights to Dubai and Riyadh, until April 30.

DELTA DAL.N

The U.S. carrier has cancelled flights from New York to Tel Aviv until March 31 and from Tel Aviv to New York until April 1. The restart of its Atlanta to Tel Aviv service has been delayed, with flights to Tel Aviv now paused until Aug 4 and flights from Tel Aviv paused until Aug 5.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES ELAL.TA

The Israeli flag carrier said regular flights were cancelled until March  21.

EMIRATES

The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule following a partial reopening of regional airspace.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The UAE carrier said it was operating a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations.

FINNAIR FIA1S.HE

The Finnish carrier cancelled its Dubai flights until March 29 and Doha flights until April 2, continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.

FLYNAS

Saudi Arabian budget airline Flynas extended its suspension of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until March 31.

IAG ICAG.L

IAG-owned British Airways extended cancellations of flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31 and to Doha until April 30, while adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore.

Flights to Abu Dhabi remain suspended until later this year.

INDIGO INGL.NS

The Indian airline suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah until March 28.

JAPAN AIRLINES 9201.T

Japan Airlines suspended Tokyo-Doha flights scheduled from February 28 to March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.

LOT

The Polish airline said all flights to Dubai were cancelled until March 28 and to Tel Aviv until April 18. LOT also cancelled flights to Riyadh until March 24 and to Beirut from March 31 to April 30.

LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE

The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss and Brussels Airlines as well as ITA Airways, suspended flights to Tel Aviv through April 2, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Erbil, and Abu Dhabi until March 28. Flights to Tehran were suspended through April 30 and to Dammam until March 17.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to Doha until March 20.

NORWEGIAN AIR NAS.OL

The Nordic airline plans to fly to Tel Aviv and Beirut from June 15, instead of April 1 and April 4, respectively, as it had previously planned.

PEGASUS PGSUS.IS

Pegasus Airlines cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until April 12. Flights to Riyadh were cancelled until March 23.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The carrier said its scheduled flight operations were still temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace and that it would operate a revised limited number of flights from March 18 to March 28.

TURKISH AIRLINES THYAO.IS

The Turkish transport ministry said Turkish Airlines cancelled flights to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dammam until March 19, while flights to Iran were cancelled until March 20.

WIZZ AIR WIZZ.L

The low-cost airline suspended flights to Israel until March 29 and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until the middle of September.

(Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma, Tiago Brandao, Agnieszka Olenska, Bernadette Hogg, Boleslaw Lasocki and Romolo Tosiani; Editing by Matt Scuffham, Milla Nissi-Prussak and Christopher Cushing)

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Updates Aegean, Air France, El Al, Emirates, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa Group, Qatar Airways; Adds Air India, Flynas, Indigo

March 16 (Reuters) - Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.

Below is the latest on flights, in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES AGNr.AT

Greece's largest carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Erbil and Baghdad until March 29. Flights to Dubai are cancelled until March 28 and to Riyadh until March 27.

AIR BALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until March 28. All flights to Dubai have been cancelled until March 30.

AIR CANADA AC.TO

The Canadian carrier cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and all flights to Dubai until March 28.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 20.

AIR FRANCE KLM AIRF.PA

Air France has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh until March 17.

KLM said flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai were suspended until March 28 and flights to Tel Aviv were suspended for the remainder of its winter season.

AIR INDIA

Air India and Air India Express temporarily suspended all its Dubai operations on March 16.

CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK

The Hong Kong airline said it had cancelled all flights to and from Dubai and to and from Riyadh until March 31.

DELTA DAL.N

The U.S. carrier has cancelled flights from New York to Tel Aviv until March 31 and from Tel Aviv to New York until April 1. The restart of its Atlanta to Tel Aviv service has been delayed, with flights to Tel Aviv now paused until Aug 4 and flights from Tel Aviv paused until Aug 5.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES ELAL.TA

The Israeli flag carrier regular flights were cancelled until March  21.

EMIRATES

The UAE airline said it expects to operate a limited Dubai schedule from March 16, after authorities controlled a fire caused by a drone near Dubai's international airport that forced a suspension of flights. In their website, Emirates admitted some flights from its March 16 schedule were cancelled.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The UAE carrier said it resumed a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations.

FINNAIR FIA1S.HE

The Finnish carrier cancelled its Dubai flights until March 29 and Doha flights until April 2, continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.

FLYNAS

Saudi Arabian budget airline Flynas extended its suspension of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until March 31.

IAG ICAG.L

IAG-owned British Airways cancelled all flights to Abu Dhabi until later this year and all flights to Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv until later in March.

INDIGO INGL.NS

The Indian airline suspends operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah until March 28.

JAPAN AIRLINES 9201.T

Japan Airlines suspended Tokyo-Doha flights scheduled from February 28 to March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.

LOT

The Polish airline said all flights to Dubai were cancelled until March 28 and to Tel Aviv until March 31. LOT also cancelled flights to Riyadh until March 24 and to Beirut from March 31 to April 30.

LUFTHANSA GROUP LHAG.DE

The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss and Brussels Airlines as well as ITA Airways, suspended flights to Tel Aviv through April 2, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Erbil, and Abu Dhabi until March 28. Flights to Tehran were suspended through April 30 and to Dammam until March 15.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to Doha until March 20.

NORWEGIAN AIR NAS.OL

The Nordic airline plans to fly to Tel Aviv and Beirut from June 15, instead of April 1 and April 4, respectively, as it had previously planned.

PEGASUS PGSUS.IS

Pegasus Airlines cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until March 31. Flights to Riyadh are cancelled until March 23.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The carrier said its scheduled flight operations is still temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace and that it will operate a revised limited number of flights from March 18 to March 28.

TURKISH AIRLINES THYAO.IS

The Turkish transport ministry said Turkish Airlines cancelled flights to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dammam until March 19, while flights to Iran were cancelled until March 20.

WIZZ AIR WIZZ.L

The low-cost airline suspended flights to Israel until March 29 and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until the middle of September.

(Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma, Tiago Brandao, Agnieszka Olenska, Bernadette Hogg, Boleslaw Lasocki and Romolo Tosiani; Editing by Matt Scuffham and Milla Nissi-Prussak)

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March 14 (Reuters) - Interglobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS:

• INDIGO - SUSPENDS OPERATIONS TO DOHA, KUWAIT, BAHRAIN, DAMMAM, FUJAIRAH, RAS AL KHAIMAH, SHARJAH TILL MAR 28, 2026

Source text: ID:nBSE56wlNQ

Further company coverage: INGL.NS

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March 13 (Reuters) - Interglobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS:

• INDIGO INTRODUCES ‘FUEL CHARGE’ FROM 14 MARCH 2026

• MOVE COMES AS A RESPONSE TO SHARP SURGE IN FUEL PRICES

Further company coverage: INGL.NS

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** Indian carrier IndiGo INGL.NS drops 2.1% to 4,259.10 rupees

** INGL "caught in a perfect storm" with abrupt exit of CEO Pieter Elbers at a time when the carrier is already grappling with travel disruptions and high fuel prices due to the escalating Iran war, says Investec

** Adds, CEO exit at "worst possible time" a clear signal of heightened accountability pressure rather than orderly succession

** INGL hit by clutch of negative developments over last 12 months such as airspace closures and the December operational crisis - Citi

** Adds, just as operations were normalising after December crisis, the Middle East war re-ignited uncertainties and growth concerns

** INGL down 11.7% since start of the Iran war

** Avg rating on INGL at "buy"; median PT is 5,880 rupees - data compiled by LSEG

** YTD, stock down 15.4% vs Nifty 50's .NSEI 9.4% drop

(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)

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This is a repeat of an item issued on Tuesday

By Abhijith Ganapavaram

NEW DELHI, March 10 (Reuters) - Indian airline IndiGo INGL.NS said on Tuesday chief executive Pieter Elbers has resigned, an abrupt departure following months of scrutiny over the carrier's failure to plan properly for pilot rest and duty rules that left tens of thousands of passengers stranded.

The airline has a roughly 65% market share in India, the world's fastest-growing aviation market. It cancelled 4,500 flights in December in what was the biggest crisis in IndiGo's 20-year history. Regulators later reprimanded Elbers for "inadequate overall oversight of flight operations and crisis management."

Though IndiGo only released Elbers' resignation letter that cited "personal reasons" for the exit, the airline's co-founder Rahul Bhatia, who will be in charge in the interim, referred to the cancellations in an internal memo he sent on his new role.

"What happened last December should never have taken place," he said in the email seen by Reuters, where he also thanked employees for working tirelessly during the December crisis.

AIRLINE UNDER PRESSURE

Elbers, a former KLM Royal Dutch Airlines executive, had shared the stage with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last year, basking in IndiGo's role as the host airline for an aviation event.

The airline industry veteran had faced intense pressure in the weeks following the mass cancellations in December, after IndiGo admitted to misjudging the number of pilots it would need after new duty and rest rules that came into effect on November 1.

In the aftermath, India's aviation regulator fined IndiGo $2.45 million and reprimanded several senior executives.

The airline has become hugely popular in India for its on-time performance and budget ticket prices. Under Elbers, the airline placed a large order for 500 Airbus AIR.PA narrowbody aircraft and dozens of widebody aircraft from the planemaker to expand its operations.

IndiGo's shares have fallen 13.5% this year, due to the financial impact of the cancellations and more recently, disruptions arising from the conflict in the Middle East that led to large portions of the airspace being shut, compounding impact from an airspace ban imposed by Pakistan.

IndiGo has 440 aircraft in its fleet and operates mostly domestic flights in India. It also flies to foreign destinations like the United Kingdom and the Middle East.

(Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram, additional reporting by Kashish Tandon and Nandan Mandayam; Editing by Aditya Kalra, Bernadette Baum, Kirsten Donovan and Pooja Desai)

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March 10 (Reuters) - InterGlobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS:

• PIETER ELBERS RESIGNS AS CEO EFFECTIVE MARCH 10, 2026

• RAHUL BHATIA TO ASSUME INTERIM MANAGEMENT OF COMPANY

• RESIGNATION TENDERED BY MR. PIETER ELBERS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

• RAHUL BHATIA, MANAGING DIRECTOR, SHALL IN INTERIM ASSUME MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS OF COMPANY

Source text: ID:nNSE3nwm34

Further company coverage: INGL.NS

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March 9 (Reuters) - Interglobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS:

• INDIGO - DUE TO EVOLVING SITUATION IN MIDDLE EAST, SOME FLIGHTS MAY TAKE LONGER ROUTES OR EXPERIENCE DIVERSIONS

• INDIGO - FLIGHT 6E 033 OPERATING FROM DELHI TO MANCHESTER, HAD TO RETURN TO ITS ORIGIN DUE TO AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS

• INDIGO - FLIGHT 6E 033 HAD TO RETURN TO ITS ORIGIN DUE TO AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS, OWING TO ONGOING WEST ASIA SITUATION

Source text: [ID:]

Further company coverage: INGL.NS

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** J.P. Morgan says external volatility to keep Indian airline IndiGo's INGL.NS earnings under pressure

** Sees domestic pricing constrained by competition; international pricing under pressure from capacity addition and rupee weakness

** Brokerage expects jet fuel prices to moderate in FY26–28 but says rupee depreciation and crude swings remain key risks

** Cuts FY27 EPS by 13% on weaker yields and higher fuel costs; FY24–28 EPS CAGR now seen at 12.5%

** Ratings agency S&P Global says it expects Middle East conflict to have a more pronounced effect on Indian carriers, given their higher capacity and number of routes to the Middle East

** Stock down 1.7% on the day and has shed 10% since February 27 when tensions in the region escalated

(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)

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March 4 (Reuters) - InterGlobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS:

• INDIGO - CANCELS OVER 500 FLIGHTS TO MIDDLE EAST AND INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS BETWEEN FEB 28-MAR 3, 2026

• INDIGO - CANCELLATIONS DUE TO AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS OVER IRAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• INDIGO - CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR REVENUE ENVIRONMENT ARISING FROM THIS SITUATION

Source text: ID:nBSE8syjJZ

Further company coverage: INGL.NS

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Updates Finnair, Norwegian, adds IberiaExpress in IAG

March 3 (Reuters) - Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers worldwide and disrupting thousands of flights.

Below is the latest on flights listed by airlines in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES

Greece's largest carrier AGNr.AT suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Erbil and Baghdad through early morning arrivals of March 10. The airline cancelled its flights to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi until the evening arrivals of March 6 and from Riyadh and Jeddah until the early morning arrivals of March 7.

AIR BALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic said that all flights to and from Tel Aviv had been cancelled through March 9. All flights to and from Dubai have been cancelled through March 6.

AIR CANADA

The Canadian carrier suspended all its flights to and from Dubai and Tel Aviv until March 22 and plans to restart them on March 23.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline cancelled all its flights to Tel Aviv until March 9.

AIR FRANCE KLM

Air France AIRF.PA cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh through March 5.

KLM said its flights to and from Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam are suspended until March 9 and flights to and from Tel Aviv are suspended for the remainder of its winter season.

AIR INDIA

The airline extended the temporary suspension of all its flights to and from the Middle East up until March 3.

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS

The Hong Kong airline 0293.HK said it had cancelled all of its flights to and from Dubai and to and from Riyadh through March 14.

DELTA

The U.S. carrier DAL.N said it cancelled flights from New York-JFK to Tel Aviv (TLV) through March 8 and from TLV to JFK through March 9.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES

EL AL ELAL.TA and Sundor flights to and from Israel were cancelled until 2:00 AM on March  5.

EMIRATES

Emirates said it will begin operating a limited number of flights commencing on the evening of March 2. All other flights remain suspended until further notice.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The carrier said it had suspended all flights to and from its Abu Dhabi hub until 1000 GMT on March 4.

FINNAIR

The Finnish carrier FIA1S.HE said it had cancelled Doha and Dubai flights until March 29, and was avoiding the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Israel.

IAG ICAG.L

IAG-owned British Airways said flights to Amman, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv up to and including March 5 were cancelled.

IAG's low-cost airline, Iberia Express, cancelled all its flights to and from Tel Aviv through March 10.

INDIGO

IndiGo INGL.NS, India's biggest airline, said it had suspended all flights that used Middle Eastern airspace until at least March 2. It cancelled a series of flights until March 5.

ITA AIRWAYS

ITA Airways has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv and would not use the airspace of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran until March 8. It extended its Dubai cancellations until March 4. Flights to and from Riyadh were also halted between March 2–4.

JAPAN AIRLINES

Japan Airlines 9201.T suspended its Tokyo-Doha flights scheduled from February 28 to March 7 as well as its Doha-Tokyo flight on March 8.

LOT POLISH AIRLINES

LOT Polish Airlines said all of its flights to and from Tel Aviv were cancelled through March 18. The Polish airline also cancelled flights to Dubai until March 4 and to Riyadh until March 8.

LUFTHANSA

The German airline LHAG.DE suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Dammam, Erbil and Tehran until March 8 and flights to and from Dubai until March 4.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to and from Doha, Jeddah, and Madinah until March 4.

NORWEGIAN AIR

The Nordic airline NAS.OL plans to fly to Tel Aviv and Beirut from June 15, instead on April 1 and April 4, respectively, as it had earlier planned.

PEGASUS PGSUS.IS

The Turkish airline said it had cancelled its flights to Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon until March 6 and its flights to Iran until March 12.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The airline said it suspended flights to and from Doha due to the closure of Qatari airspace.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES

The Singaporean carrier SIAL.SI said it had cancelled flights to and from Dubai through March 7. Its low-cost airline Scoot cancelled flights to and from Jeddah through March 7.

TAROM

Romania's flag carrier said that it had suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Amman through March 2. Flights to and from Tel Aviv on March 3 are still under review.

TURKISH AIRLINES

The airline THYAO.IS cancelled some flights to and from Bahrain, Dammam, Riyadh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria and United Arab Emirates.

TUS AIRWAYS

The Cypriot airline cancelled all its flights to and from Israel until March 8.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC

The UK carrier cancelled all its flights to and from Riyadh and Dubai until March 2 and Dubai-London flight scheduled to March 3.

WIZZ AIR

The airline WIZZ.L halted flights to and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Saudi Arabia through March 7.

(Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma, Tiago Brandao, Agnieszka Olenska and Romolo Tosiani; Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Editing by Barbara Lewis, Louise Heavens, Christian Schmollinger and Matt Scuffham)

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Adds Finnair in paragraph 19, updates ITA halting dates in paragraph 23

March 2(Reuters) - Global air travel remained in turmoil on Monday as the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi for a third day, stranding tens of thousands of passengers worldwide and disrupting thousands of flights.

Global airlines had cancelled flights across the Middle East after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the region into a new conflict.

Below is the latest on flights listed by airline in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES

Greece's largest carrier AGNr.AT suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv in Israel, Beirut in Lebanon and Erbil in Iraq through March 3.

AIR FRANCE KLM

Air France AIRF.PA cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh through March 3.

KLM said its flights to and from Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam may be disrupted through March 6 and flights to and from Tel Aviv were suspended.

AIR INDIA

The airline suspended all flights to and from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Qatar through March 2. It also cancelled some flights to and from Europe on March 2.

BRITISH AIRWAYS

IAG-owned British Airways ICAG.L said customers flying between London and Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai or Tel Aviv through March 15 can change their flight date free of charge to travel on or before March 29. Those travelling up to March 8 may also request a full refund.

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS

The Hong Kong airline 0293.HK said it had cancelled all of its flights to and from Dubai until March 5 and suspended its flights to Riyadh through March 3.

EMIRATES

Emirates said it had suspended all flights to and from Dubai until 1100 GMT on March 2.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The carrier said it had suspended all flights to and from its Abu Dhabi hub until 1000 GMT on March 2.

FINNAIR FIA1S.HE

The Finnish carrier said on Saturday it halted Doha and Dubai flights until March 6, and is temporarily avoiding the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Israel.

INDIGO

IndiGo INGL.NS, India's biggest airline, said it had suspended all flights that used Middle Eastern airspace until at least March 2.

ITA AIRWAYS

ITA Airways has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv and would not use the airspace of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran until March 8 and extended its Dubai halt to March 4. Flights to and from Riyadh were also halted March 2–4.

JAPAN AIRLINES

Japan Airlines 9201.T suspended its Tokyo-Doha flights, which it said affected about 1,000 passengers across six flights scheduled from February 28 to March 3.

LOT POLISH AIRLINES

LOT Polish Airlines said all of its flights to and from Tel Aviv were cancelled through March 15.

LUFTHANSA

The German airline LHAG.DE suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Dammam, Erbil and Tehran until March 8 and flights to and from Dubai until March 4.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to and from Doha, Jeddah, and Madinah until March 4.

NORWEGIAN AIR

The Nordic airline NAS.OL suspended all flights to and from Dubai until March 4, a company spokesperson said. The carrier did not suspend flights to Tel Aviv in Israel or Beirut in Lebanon as these destinations are only active in summer, he added.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES

The Singaporean carrier SIAL.SI said it had cancelled flights to and from Dubai through March 7. Its low-cost airline Scoot cancelled flights to and from Jeddah through March 7.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The airline said it temporarily suspended flights to and from Doha due to the closure of Qatari airspace.

TURKISH AIRLINES

The airline THYAO.IS cancelled some flights to and from Bahrain, Dammam, Riyadh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria and United Arab Emirates and asked customers to check its website for the latest updates.

WIZZ AIR

The airline WIZZ.L halted flights to and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman until March 7.

(Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma and Romolo Tosiani; Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Editing by Barbara Lewis, Louise Heavens, Christian Schmollinger and Matt Scuffham)

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March 1 (Reuters) - Interglobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS:

• INDIGO - EXTENDS TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SELECT INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS USING MIDDLE EAST AIRSPACE UNTIL MARCH 2, 2026

Source text: [ID:]

Further company coverage: INGL.NS

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Feb 28 (Reuters) - Interglobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS:

• INDIGO: IN VIEW OF THE EVOLVING SITUATION AROUND IRAN, MIDDLE EAST, ALL FLIGHT OPERATIONS TO AND FROM MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER SELECT INTERNATIONAL SECTORS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL 1 MARCH

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By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Aditya Kalra

NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Technical incidents such as engine oil and fuel leaks affecting Air India flights reached the highest rate in at least 14 months in January, a company document shows, underscoring growing strain on the carrier's revamp ambitions.

India's second-largest airline has come under scrutiny from the country's safety regulator since a crash last year killed 260 people. It has since reported many safety lapses and in December admitted there was a "need for urgent improvements in process discipline, communication, and compliance culture".

In January, Air India recorded 1.09 technical incidents per 1,000 flights, quadrupling from levels of just 0.26 in December 2024, according to a document reviewed by Reuters that the carrier submitted to the Indian government in February. It did not provide earlier data.

Air India operated more than 17,500 flights in January and recorded 23 technical incidents on its international and domestic flights, according to the document, which is not public. At least 21 of those incidents were investigated formally by the airline.

"Systemic improvements (are) being introduced across flight ops, training, engineering quality, and procedural oversight to prevent recurrence," the Air India document said.

Air India and India's civil aviation ministry did not respond to Reuters' queries.

The document provided only selective comparisons to global airline industry norms based on data that is not publicly available and did not contain information on the airline's budget subsidiary Air India Express.

CHALLENGES GALORE

Air India, which is owned by Tata Group and Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI, has been struggling to rebuild its reputation and international network, and replace its ageing fleet that has been hobbled by supply chain delays.

Pakistan's airspace closure for Indian carriers due to diplomatic tensions has also hit it financially and forced it to shut some long-haul routes.

India's civil aviation ministry told lawmakers this month that 82.5% of the 166 Air India aircraft it analysed since January 2025 had recurring technical defects, compared with 36.5% for market leader IndiGo INGL.NS. The ministry gave no further details.

The Air India document said the technical incidents reported last month included engine stall warnings, issues related to flight control and hydraulics, and engine oil and fuel leaks.

There were incidents on both its Airbus AIR.PA and Boeing BA.N aircraft, including five instances of fuel or engine oil leaks in the month. A Dubai-Mumbai flight on arrival found that an engine's oil quantity was "low".

In another incident, a Delhi-Dubai flight on January 12 was forced to turn back after takeoff due to the absence of water in lavatory and galley, the document said.

Operational incidents including rejected takeoffs, flying at a restricted altitude and taking off with incorrect settings stood at 0.29 per 1,000 flights in January, more than double the level in December 2024, the document stated.

But there has been a "decrease in operational incidents" in recent months, it added.

TAKING STEPS

Air India has a fleet of 191 planes, but has placed orders for over 500 more aircraft.

But revamping an airline owned by the Indian government until 2022 has been a major challenge, and Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has repeatedly complained that supply chain disruptions have delayed cabin retrofits.

The Air India February document detailed steps it is taking to "drive down" the various technical issues.

To control leakage events, it has introduced a periodic inspection program for its fleet of Airbus A320s, and replaced all steering-system hydraulic hoses on all its Boeing 777s.

A periodic air-conditioning leak-check programme has also been put in place, and Air India is implementing "targeted engineering actions" to "strengthen aircraft reliability and reduce incident rates", the document said.

Air India's issues have also attracted international regulatory scrutiny. Britain's aviation authority asked Air India to explain why a Boeing Dreamliner jet that was grounded on arrival in India for safety checks took off from London with a possibly faulty fuel switch, Reuters reported this month.

Air India replied that it had reminded pilots that they needed to operate in accordance with proper procedures and it had protectively replaced the throttle control module on the plane, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

(Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram and Aditya Kalra; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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Feb 16 (Reuters) - Interglobe Aviation Ltd INGL.NS:

• INDIGO: FLIGHTS TO/FROM TBILISI, ALMATY, BAKU AND TASHKENT REMAIN IMPACTED

• INDIGO - PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED CANCELLATIONS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 28TH MARCH 2026

• INDIGO - CONSIDERING DEVELOPMENTS IN IRANIAN REGION AND ASSOCIATED AIRSPACE; PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED CANCELLATIONS EXTENDED UNTIL 28TH MARCH 2026

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• INDIGO - GETS TAX PENALTY OF 12.7 MILLION RUPEES

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By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Aditya Kalra

NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A group representing India's top airlines IndiGo INGL.NS and Air India has asked the government to dilute proposed fatigue management rules for cabin crew, warning they could disrupt flight schedules and limit growth prospects, a letter shows.

The pushback from the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) on a key Indian government proposal comes after IndiGo, the country's largest airline, cancelled about 4,500 flights in December due to poor planning for new fatigue management rules for pilots.

The cabin crew rules proposed in October call for boosting minimum weekly rest to 48 hours from 36 hours presently and expanding work limitations for night operations.

They also call for flight attendants to each get their own hotel room on layovers to improve rest quality. That is not a requirement under international aviation rules, but in practice it is common among airlines outside India despite being more costly.

In its letter, which is not public, FIA argued that mandating single-room occupancy could create constraints at several domestic and international airports due to limited hotel inventory and result in crew being accommodated at distant or sub-optimal locations.

The proposed rules say they aim to "enhance safety of operations". Pilot mental health was in sharp focus after the Air India crash last June that killed 260 people, though the cause has yet to be determined.

But FIA argued the fatigue rules would "severely" limit long-term growth expansion and reduce the competitiveness of Indian airlines in the global market.

The letter was sent to India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The regulator and FIA, which also represents India's fourth-largest carrier SpiceJet SPJT.BO, did not respond to Reuters' queries.

There is no fixed timeline for implementation for the rules. IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet also did not respond.

INDIAN NORMS VS GLOBAL

India's government said this month the aviation minister chaired a meeting with aviation officials where discussions centred around assessing safety at airfields, as well as strengthening regulatory oversight frameworks across the country.

The cumulative effect of the draft provisions on cabin crew fatigue management could complicate crew scheduling and reduce roster predictability, the FIA's letter said.

The rules go beyond global norms for managing cabin crew fatigue, it argued, such as classifying ultra-long-haul flights as those over 14 hours rather than 16 hours.

FIA's lobbying effort comes as Air India, the country's second-largest airline, is facing financial losses from an airspace ban imposed by Pakistan and a deadly crash and IndiGo is dealing with regulatory scrutiny due to the cancellations.

The FIA is lobbying the regulator to relax some of the rules, including reworking stricter night provisions such as landing caps to follow fatigue science and to introduce the new norms in a phased manner.

(Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram and Aditya Kalra; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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