IndiGo offered to buy back leaves that pilots have applied for from January 1-February 3, 2026, as the airline grapples with hundreds of flight cancellations amid crew shortages, NDTV Profit reported. IndiGo has proposed buyback at 1.5 times of per-day gross salaries of captains and first officers operating Airbus planes. There's no cap on how many leaves pilots can offer.