We're confident of operating at 50% capacity: IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta

With 262 planes, IndiGo operated over 1,500 daily flights prior to March 24 but is now operating around 350 scheduled flights a day, which is putting a pressure on its finances

The country’s largest airline, IndiGo, is seeing signs of growth in seat occupancy after resuming domestic operations recently. In an interaction with Business Standard, IndiGo Chief Executive Officer Ronojoy Dutta also said the airline had plans to raise extra cash from sale and leaseback of 13 aircraft and spare engines. 

The booking trend was encouraging, with growth in load factors and unit revenue, Dutta said. “Future bookings are coming along nicely,” he added. 

Domestic air travel resumed on May 25 after two months of suspension, while scheduled international flights still remain shut. Over 90 per cent of bookings in the