New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- The central government on Tuesday, 9 December, announced a major crackdown on IndiGo, the country's largest airline, directing the company to reduce its flight operations by 10%.

The government has further slashed IndiGo's winter schedule, reducing the number of flights by 10%, following the previous 5% flight operations cut levels imposed by the regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

In a social media post, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu informed that the ministry considers it necessary for IndiGo to curtail its overall route offerings, which will help stabilise its operations and reduce flight cancellations.

"The Ministry considers it necessary to curtail the overall Indigo...