The world’s third-largest domestic aviation market has been in disarray the last few days — hundreds of flights cancelled daily, thousands of passengers stranded, and complete chaos at airports across the country. The costs are being incurred by people in not just the cancelled flights — some are being rebooked at significantly higher fares — but also in cancelled hotel bookings, lost hours and unattended events. The blame for the disruption lies at the doors of the airline company and the regulator.

The country’s largest airline, IndiGo, cannot get away by simply saying that disruptions “have arisen........

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