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IndiGo fleet size grows to 300 aircraft to manage growing passenger volume

No-frills carrier IndiGo on Friday said its fleet size has grown to 300 aircraft, which will help it cater to the growing passenger volume amid the recovery in travel demand and growth in 2023. Besides operating Airbus A320 NEO and A320 CEO aircraft along with A321 Neo, the Gurugram-based airline's fleet also has regional jets ATR 72-600. The airline offers 180 seats on its A320 CEO fleet while its A320 NEO planes are 180 and 186 seaters. The seating capacity on the A321 fleet is 222/232 and ATR fleet offers 78 seats, IndiGo said in a statement. "Our fleet size now stands at 300 aircraft, giving wings to our ambitions. We have recently expanded operations across west, east, and north-east India as well as the middle east. The strong fleet will help us cater to emerging travel demands with the addition of capacity across domestic and international destination shores," Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer of IndiGo, said. IndiGo, which started operations in 2006, currently operate

Weather disruption forces IndiGo passengers to wait eight hours in Delhi

Delay causes some to miss connecting flights; DIAL sources said zero cancellations or diversions from airport on Tuesday

Very tough path ahead for new entrants like Akasa, Jet 2.0: GMR official

Julian Carr, the firm's CMO, says it will be "fascinating" to see how IndiGo's desire to grow further progresses when Air India aims to become a big full-service domestic and international carrier

IndiGo Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer Sanjay Kumar puts in papers

Leaves after three years of service in second stint; Vinay Malhotra, head of IndiGo's Global Sales, will take over from him

IndiGo, SpiceJet international flights diverted due to technical glitches

Failure in one of IndiGo aircraft's hydraulic systems, caution light indication in SpiceJet plane's cockpit cause diversion

Kadapa-bound IndiGo flight returns to Hyderabad due to bad weather

Flight 6E7254 had taken off from Hyderabad at 10.45 a.m. and was scheduled to land at Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh at 11.55 a.m

IndiGo announces Itanagar as 75th domestic destination in 6E network

Travellers can explore the glacial lakes of Sangetser and Sela, meditate in the Taktsang Gompa, or go up the Gorichen Peak, which offers excellent views of the town below

IndiGo's 30 aircraft grounded due to 'supply chain disruptions'

IndiGo on Monday said that around 30 aircraft are grounded due to "supply chain disruptions" and the country's largest airline is evaluating wet leasing of planes and other options to boost operations. At the end of September, the carrier -- also the world's seventh largest in terms of daily departures -- had 279 aircraft in its fleet. It operates more than 1,600 daily flights and currently flies to 100 destinations, including 26 international ones. According to a source, 30 planes of IndiGo are grounded due to supply chain problems. When contacted, an IndiGo spokesperson on Monday confirmed to PTI that around 30 aircraft are on the ground. The spokesperson said that globally, the aviation industry continues to face significant supply chain disruptions. "While it is our immediate priority to deploy adequate capacity to serve our customers, we are actively engaged with our OEM partners to work on mitigation measures that should ensure the continuity of our network and operations.

IndiGo Q2 loss widens to Rs 1,585 cr on higher fuel costs, forex losses

The company's loss widened to Rs 15.85 billion ($192.60 million) in the July-September quarter, from Rs 14.40 billion a year earlier

How did Air India beat Indigo?

IndiGo, was the most punctual airline in 10 out of the 12 months last year. Now Air India is trying to make a mark. It has left Indigo behind in punctuality. How did Air India manage the turnaround

IndiGo plane engine catches fire; emergency declared at Delhi airport

A video on Twitter showed one of the plane's engines on fire and sparks flying at the time of taxiing at the airport

Indian airline Akasa Air ekes out 1% share of skies as IndiGo leads pack

Chief Executive Officer Vinay Dube has said Akasa is financially strong enough to place larger orders and expand its fleet to 72 aircraft within five years.

IndiGo to operate wide body planes for first time ever in next few months

Sources said that the wide-body planes, which are going to be wet leased, are likely to be used primarily on India-Istanbul routes

TMS Ep267: IT's HR challenge, IndiGo, US Fed rate hike, PFI

Is the IT industry facing an HR challenge? Did IndiGo miss the premium economy flight? Which sectors are worth your money as RBI mulls a rate hike? What is the Popular Front of India? Answers here

Akasa Air filled 53% seats in August, accounting for 0.2% market share

Top-6 carriers posted much higher seat occupancy; experts say not much can be read into Akasa's load factor as airline is at a very nascent stage

IndiGo's new CEO Pieter Elbers takes over, eyes 'new frontiers'

Known for his decisiveness, new chief will have his task cut out as domestic competition heats up

Akasa, IndiGo slash fares as competition heats up in domestic market

Prices lower by 20-25% on Akasa Air's three routes, discounts being offered even for close-in travel

IndiGo announces codeshare with Virgin Atlantic; to cover 7 cities in India

The codeshare will allow Virgin Atlantic passengers to book a single ticket to travel from London to Delhi or Mumbai, and then take IndiGo flight to these Indian cities

Virgin Atlantic expands India presence with codeshare agreement with IndiGo

The country's largest airline IndiGo and British carrier Virgin Atlantic on Wednesday announced a codeshare agreement. The agreement will allow Virgin Atlantic to sell seats to passengers connecting onto IndiGo flights. The initial codeshare destinations in India include Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Goa, Delhi and Mumbai. The additional destinations will include Kochi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Pune, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Vadodara, Indore and Visakhapatnam, a release said. Under the codeshare partnership, customers booking a Virgin Atlantic ticket will be able to fly on the airline's London Heathrow to Delhi and Mumbai flights and connect to and from 7 additional cities in India. Later this year, the agreement will be expanded to cover a total of 16 destinations throughout India, as well as connections onto Virgin Atlantic's extensive US network operated via London Heathrow, the release said. Codesharing allows an airline to book its passengers on its part

IndiGo flight shows engine stall warning as passing jet creates turbulence

An Airbus A320 operated by IndiGo was flying over the Guwahati to Mumbai route on Monday at roughly 36,000 feet when the captain noticed an Engine 1 stall warning signal that quickly vanished