IndiGo mentioned that it strongly believes that the order passed by the Income Tax Department is not in accordance with law and is erroneous and frivolous
IndiGo leads with its operational metrics, including on-time performance, aircraft utilisation, and cost efficiencies such as a fuel-efficient fleet and streamlined network optimisation
Preparing to expand its international operations with long-haul flights, IndiGo will be focusing on expanding partnerships with overseas carriers and joining an airline alliance is not a priority. IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said the airline works with different partners in different countries. "Some of the partners are of SkyTeam, some are of Star Alliance, that is not so relevant for us... these partnerships have different roles and functions in the network... we will expand these partnerships, have more codeshares, reciprocal codeshares and we will further build on these partnerships. "(Airline) Alliance is not a priority at this point of time," he told PTI on Tuesday. He was responding to a query on whether IndiGo will be looking to join an airline alliance. Currently, IndiGo has codeshare partnerships with nine airlines -- Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, American Airlines, Air France, KLM, Qantas Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Malaysia Airlines, British Airways and Japan Airlines.
The airline reached its current capacity share in seven years, from 14 per cent in fiscal year 2018
Share market today: IndiGo Airlines has emerged as the world's second fastest-growing airline in terms of seat capacity, with a 10.1 per cent increase in 2024
At 10.1% growth in 2024, it is only behind Qatar Airways, which grew 10.4%: OAG
IndiGo launches its first wide-body Dreamliner flights on the Delhi-Bangkok route from March 1, marking a major milestone in its global expansion plans
This offer is valid from February 12 (00:01 hours) to February 16 (23:59 hours) on selected domestic as well as international flights
IndiGo has placed a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900s, with an option for 70 more, expected for delivery from 2027
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
A few smaller companies have also announced currency-related losses, with more expected as the earnings season progresses
Airline stays airborne with consumer spending lift-off, lower fuel and rental costs
The number of grounded planes, according to CFO Negi, in the airline's fleet is somewhere "in the 60s" now. The airline's fleet comprises 437 planes
Interglobe Aviation Q3FY25 results: Indigo carried 27.325 million passengers, commanding a market share of 63.8%, compared to 24.31 million passengers and a 62.1% share a year ago
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
Meanwhile, as the fight continues in the Delhi High Court, Mahindra said in a statement on Saturday, "We are hence taking the decision to brand our product the BE 6
Take a look at the top 10 best and worst-performing airlines of 2024
The airline rankings methodology takes into account customer claims processed worldwide, as well as outside data tracking on-time arrival and departure performance for every plane
IndiGo files a trademark suit against Mahindra Electric over the use of '6E' in its upcoming BE 6E electric car, citing brand dilution and potential consumer confusion
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal moved nearly northwards with a speed of 10 kmph in the past few hours