A Madurai-bound IndiGo flight returned to Chennai after a mid-air technical snag on Friday, a day after two Kolkata-Northeast flights were delayed due to similar issues, triggering safety concerns
Domestic airline IndiGo on Saturday announced its direct flight services to Adampur (Jalandhar) in Punjab from Mumbai, starting July 2. Adampur will be the airline's 92nd domestic and 133rd overall destination, IndiGo said. This new direct connection will provide Punjab's agricultural and industrial sectors easier access to the major ports in the Mumbai metropolitan region, boosting trade opportunities, it added. The airline also said the new route has been strategically introduced to cater to the needs of business and leisure customers, providing them with convenient travel options. "As Adampur becomes our 55th domestic and 77th overall destination from Mumbai, the new route will boost connectivity and economic opportunities. We will continue to enhance our domestic network, catering to the rising demand for air travel in the region," said Vinay Malhotra, head of global sales at IndiGo.
IndiGo will begin direct long-haul flights to 10 global destinations, including London, Amsterdam and Manchester, from July 2025 as part of its global network expansion
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InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of the country's largest airline IndiGo, on Wednesday posted a 62 per cent rise in profit after tax of Rs 3,067.5 crore for the quarter ended March 2025. In the year-ago period, the profit after tax stood at Rs 1,894.8 crore, according to a release. Total income rose to Rs 23,097.5 crore in the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 financial year from Rs 18,505.1 crore in the same period a year ago. At a briefing about the results, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said the airline carried 118 million passengers in 2024-25. The company's board has recommended a dividend of Rs 10 per equity share of the face value of Rs 10. Shares of the company rose marginally to close at Rs 5,448 apiece on the BSE. The airline has a fleet of over 400 planes and operates more than 2,200 daily flights connecting domestic and international destinations.
Over 200 flights were cancelled and 18 airports shut after India's missile strikes on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir terror camps trigger nationwide airspace restrictions. IndiGo alone cancelled over 16
According to media reports, India's leading airlines, particularly IndiGo and Air India have warned passengers of service disruptions following Pakistan closing its airspace to Indian airlines.
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The Income Tax Department has slapped a penalty of Rs 944.20 crore on IndiGo, which said it will contest the order that is "erroneous and frivolous". The order was received by InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of the country's largest airline IndiGo, on Saturday. In a regulatory filing on Sunday, IndiGo said the Assessment Unit of the Income Tax Department (Income Tax Authority) has passed an order imposing Rs 944.20 crore penalty for assessment year 2021-22. "The order has been passed on the basis of an erroneous understanding that appeal filed by the company before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) (CIT(A)) against the assessment order under Section 143(3) has been dismissed, whereas the same is still alive and pending adjudication," it said. According to the filing, the company strongly believes that the order passed by Income Tax Authority is not in accordance with law and is erroneous and frivolous. The company will contest the same and shall take appropriate legal remed
In the past two months, shares of InterGlobe Aviation have rallied 18 per cent after the company reported a better than expected growth in revenue, and an increase in passenger volumes.
The airline reached its current capacity share in seven years, from 14 per cent in fiscal year 2018
Aviation watchdog DGCA is probing a tail strike incident involving an IndiGo A321 aircraft at the Chennai airport on March 8, according to a senior official. IndiGo on Sunday said an Airbus A321 aircraft tail touched the runway during landing at Chennai airport. "The aircraft is grounded and will be back in operations post necessary repairs and clearance," the airline said in a statement. The senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it is probing the incident. Further details could not be immediately ascertained. IndiGo also regretted the inconvenience caused to passengers due to subsequent cancellations following the grounding of the aircraft.
After experiencing what he called sheer negligence and indifference from the airline's crew, Dr. Suvrankar Datta, a former AIIMS doctor has declared that he will never travel IndiGo again
Amid persisting concerns over exorbitant airfares for Prayagraj flights, the civil aviation ministry on Wednesday asked airlines to maintain reasonable prices, and sources said the country's largest carrier IndiGo has reduced the fares to Prayagraj in the range of 30-50 per cent. The development also comes on a day when Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said airfares for Prayagraj flights are "exorbitantly high" and urged aviation watchdog DGCA to take steps to reduce the prices. In the wake of the Kumbh Mela and resultant travel demand, airfares have surged for flights to Prayagraj and the civil aviation ministry had asked airlines to rationalise the ticket prices. On Wednesday, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, along with Secretary V Vualnam, DGCA Director General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, and senior officials met airline representatives regarding Prayagraj flights. They reviewed the "adequacy of air connectivity to Prayagraj from across the country while maintaining ...
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IndiGo expects to carry 112 million passengers in 2024 and is on the way to become a leading player in global aviation, its chief Pieter Elbers has said. In 2023, the country's largest airline has flown over 100 million passengers. India is one of the world's fastest-growing civil aviation markets and IndiGo, which has a domestic market share of 63.6 per cent, is also expanding its international network. In a statement to PTI on the outlook for 2025, CEO Elbers said A321 XLRs will be arriving next year. These narrow-body planes have a longer range and will help the airline to start longer-duration direct international flights. IndiGo, flying for the last 18 years, has a fleet of over 400 aircraft and also placed an order for 30 wide body A350-900 widebodies. "An airline so young expects to welcome over 112 million customers in 2024, after crossing the 100 million annual customers bar last year," Elbers said. Aligning with India's vision to establish itself as an aviation hub, he