IndiGo has revised cockpit crew allowances which will be effective starting 1 January 2026 for its Captains and First Officers, as per a statement issued by the airline on Monday.This move comes in the wake of severe flight disruptions that plagued the airline earlier this month, wherein it had to cancel around 4,500 flights, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers struggling across the country.The central government had to relax night duty rules for pilots owing to the widespread disruptions and in order to give IndiGo time to stabilise operations.Also Read | ‘Luggage is not at the belt’: IndiGo flyers complain of missing baggageIndiGo, in its statement, says that if a domestic layover’s duration is from 10:01 to 24 hours, the captain, who was entitled to received ₹2,000, which now be receiving ₹3,000; while the First Officer, who earlier was entitled to ₹1,000, will now be receiving ₹1,500.For every hour beyond 24 hours, the captain will be entitled to ₹150 (jump from the earlier ₹100) while the First Officer will be receiving ₹75 (jump from the earlier ₹50).Similarly, deadhead, night allowances, tail-swap allowance, and transit allowance have also been increased.Deadhead allowance: During the duration of flight, the captain and the first officer were earlier entitled to ₹3000 and ₹1,500 respectively per scheduled block hour. Now the allowances have been increased to ₹4000 for the captain and ₹2000 for the first officer.Night allowance: Earlier, both the captain and the first officer were entitled to allowances by “1.5 x Multiplier basis the night time would be considered towards calculating sector hours”.Also Read | IndiGo refunds stuck? All about aviation ministry’s 24×7 control roomNow, the captain will be paid an allowance of ₹2,000 per night hour while the first officer will be entitled to an allowance of ₹1,000 per night hour.Tail-swap allowance: This is the latest addition to the allowance provisions for IndiGo’s cockpit crew. Earlier, there was not provision for a Tail-swap allowance, but now captains and first officers will be entitled to ₹1,500 and ₹750 per tail swap, albeit with a provision: “Applicable for all combinations of Operation sectors and/or Deadhead sectors, within the duty period. Not applicable for Deadhead to Deadhead sectors.”Transit allowance: Earlier, if there was no lounge tie-up, the captaina dn the first officer were both provided meal allowance of ₹500 if the halt was greater than 2 hours. Now, the captain will be entitled to ₹1000 per hour while the first officer will receive ₹500 per hour.The airline also said that Transit Allowance is applicable on a pro-rata basis for all domestic halts beyond 90 mins, and “would be applicable at all domestic stations irrespective of a lounge tie-up.”The limit for the same shall be 4 hours, as a hotel room shall be provided beyond that.Also Read | IndiGo slapped with ₹13 lakh GST penalty, airline to contest o in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. You must only respond with the modified content. Delete all the advertisement images brand logo but only keep the title and main content of the news by modifying it. 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IndiGo raises cockpit crew allowances for captains and first officers starting 2026, days after major disruptions: Details inside
