The action comes in the aftermath of India witnessing one of the most chaotic weeks in its aviation history, with over 4,500 IndiGo flights being cancelled over a span of seven days.

The disruption compelled the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to grant a one-time relief from the recently enacted Flight Duty Time Limit (FTDL) norms to IndiGo. The relaxation has been provided till Feb. 10, by when the carrier has been asked to increased its strength of pilots.

IndiGo, notably, plans to add 158 pilots by Feb. 10, and another 742 pilots by December next year.

Elbers, in a video posted on Tuesday, said the airline has managed to stabilise its operations before the Dec. 10-15 deadline it set last week. The airline is “back on its feet”, and is now focussing upon what led to the crisis, he said.

“I can confirm now that today, as of Dec. 9, our operations are fully stabilised, which means flights reflecting on our website are scheduled to operate with an adjusted network,” he said.

“On December 5, we could only fly 700 flights. Thereafter, gradually yet steadily improving to 1,500 on December 6, 1,650 on December 7, 1,800 on Monday and Tuesday, more than 1,800,” the CEO added.