Page 9 - Latest Updates on IndiGo Airlines

IndiGo commences direct flights from New Delhi to China's Guangzhou

IndiGo has started direct flights from the national capital to Guangzhou. For the airline, Delhi is the second city after Kolkata to have non-stop services to the Chinese city. The carrier commenced daily, non-stop flights between Delhi and Guangzhou from November 10 and the services will be operated with narrow-body A320 neo aircraft, according to a release on Tuesday. With the latest addition, IndiGo now connects Delhi to 21 international destinations. On October 26, flights resumed between Kolkata and Guangzhou. China Eastern Airlines, on November 9, commenced direct Delhi-Shanghai flights. Following the recent diplomatic initiatives, it was decided to resume direct flights between India and China. Direct flights were operational between the two countries till early 2020 before being suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Indian and Chinese carriers had direct services. The services remained suspended in view of the eastern Ladakh border row.

IndiGo Q2FY26 results: Net loss widens by 161% on rupee depreciation

IndiGo posts ₹2,582-cr net loss in Q2 as rupee slide triggers ₹2,900-cr forex hit; revenue up 10.4% to ₹19,600 cr, with rising international traffic and stable grounded fleet

IndiGo Q2FY26 results: Net loss widens to ₹2,582 cr, revenue up 9.3%

InterGlobe Aviation's Ebitda surged 85 per cent to ₹3,472 crore from ₹1,873 crore in Q2FY25, while the Ebitda margin improved to 18.7 per cent

SpiceJet appoints ex-IndiGo COO Sanjay Kumar as Executive Director

Kumar served as Chief Commercial Officer for 12 years and as Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer for three years at IndiGo

Jeddah-Hyderabad IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai after 'human bomb' threat

The Rajiv Gandhi International (RGIA) Airport here received a threat email on Saturday claiming that there was a "human bomb" onboard a flight (IndiGo) from Jeddah to Hyderabad, following which the aircraft was diverted to Mumbai where it landed safely, police said. The airport authorities lodged a complaint with police, saying they received the threat email at around 5.30 am which warned them to "prevent landing of IndiGo (flight) in Hyderabad". The email further stated "...onboard LTTE-ISI operatives have planned a major 1984 Madras Airport Modus operandi style blast", police said. All stakeholders were alerted and the flight was diverted to Mumbai airport where it safely landed, they said adding "all (security) checks were carried out and no issue was found". Based on the complaint a case was registered. Further investigation is on, police added. In a statement, an IndiGo spokesperson said, A security threat was received for IndiGo flight 6E 68 operating from Jeddah to Hyderaba

Image India denying bilateral flying rights is 'wrong': IndiGo CEO

Pieter Elbers says India is being selective, not restrictive, in granting bilateral flying rights; adds IndiGo is focusing on mitigating grounded aircraft issues

Power bank catches fire on Dimapur-bound IndiGo flight at Delhi airport

A passenger's power bank caught fire on board a Dimapur-bound IndiGo plane while taxiing at the Delhi airport on Sunday, with the cabin crew extinguishing the fire, sources said. No injuries were reported in the incident, and all passengers and crew on board were safe, IndiGo said. The airline said in a statement that flight 6E 2107 operating from Delhi to Dimapur, Nagaland, on October 19 returned to bay due to a minor fire triggered by a passenger's personal electronic equipment stored in the seat-back pocket on board. The sources said a power bank caught fire when the aircraft was taxiing at the airport. "The crew managed the situation quickly and diligently following the standard operating procedure and the incident was controlled within seconds," the statement said. Details about the number of passengers on board the flight were not available.

Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw slams IndiGo's food menu, sparks debate

The airline ensured that it would enhance the offerings and thanked her for sharing feedback, noting that customer opinions help them improve

IndiGo signs contract to buy additional 30 A350 widebody planes from Airbus

India's largest carrier and the European aircraft manufacturer had, in June this year, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for these additional 30 planes

DGCA slaps ₹40 lakh fine on IndiGo for using unqualified simulators

The DGCA order lists 20 simulators located across training facilities in Chennai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Greater Noida, Gurugram, and Hyderabad

Aviation watchdog slaps ₹20 lakh fine on IndiGo for training lapses

IndiGo parent InterGlobe Aviation said it is in the process of contesting the order before an appellate authority and that there has been no material impact on its financials due to the DGCA order

IndiGo to boost connectivity to UK with increased flights to Manchester

Additionally, IndiGo has recently announced the launch of direct, daily flights to London Heathrow from Mumbai, effective October 26, 2025

IndiGo issues travel advisory as heavy rain causes flight delays in Delhi

Delhi experienced heavy rainfall on Tuesday, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a yellow and orange alert for several areas

SC issues notice to IndiGo on plea by customs department on IGST exemption

The case reached SC after customs department challenged a March ruling by the Delhi HC that struck down a portion of 2021 customs notification requiring payment of IGST on such re-imported goods

DGCA proposes easing aircraft leasing conditions in boost for IndiGo

The new draft proposal replaces the word "only" with "normally", making processing of such requests potentially easier

Security threat on Delhi-bound IndiGo flight, cleared for ops after check

A security threat was noticed onboard IndiGo flight 6E 762 operating from Mumbai to Delhi

Thales signs 11-year avionics maintenance support contract with IndiGo

Global technology firm Thales has inked an 11-year avionics maintenance support contract with IndiGo for the airline's A320 family of aircraft, including for the over 800 planes that are to be delivered in the coming years. Besides, its contract with IndiGo for fleet-wide Electronic Flight Bag rollout has been extended by another five years. Listed in Paris, Thales is a leading player in advanced technologies for the defence, aerospace, and cyber and digital sectors. "The new 11-year maintenance support contract for IndiGo's current Airbus A320 fleet and future order of A32X aircraft includes Thales' avionics 'By The Hour' and 'Repair By The Hour' programmes," Thales said in a release on Wednesday. The contract will cover over 1,200 planes. The repairs will be managed at Thales' MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) facility in Gurugram, Haryana. IndiGo has also extended by five years the contract with AvioBook, a Thales company, for AvioBook Flight, an Electronic Flight Bag sol

Indigo to launch direct flights to Copenhagen from Mumbai starting Oct 8

Domestic airline IndiGo on Tuesday said it will launch flight services to the Danish capital city of Copenhagen from Mumbai, starting October 8, further expanding its international network into Northern Europe. The airline said the new services will be operated three times a week, using its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, taken on wet/damp lease from Norse Atlantic Airways. Copenhagen will be the airline's 44th international and 138th overall destination, it said. "With growing demand for travel between India and Northern Europe, we will be connecting Mumbai to Copenhagen, marking IndiGo's entry into the Scandinavian region. This expansion strengthens our presence in Europe, offering Copenhagen as a gateway to the Nordic region for Indian travellers," said Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo. For Indian travellers, this direct link provides efficient access to the Nordics, while strengthening trade, education, and tourism ties between the two regions, IndiGo said. Ind

IndiGo to start 6 weekly direct flights on Athens route by early Jan 2026

Domestic carrier IndiGo on Monday said it will deploy its maiden Airbus A321 XLR aircraft, which is scheduled to be delivered by the end of this year, on its Athens, Greece route from January next year. The Gurugram-based airline had earlier this year announced that it would launch its flight services to 10 international destinations this financial year. IndiGo is all set to bring home India's first A321XLR by the end of 2025, and begin six weekly direct flights to Athens by early January 2026, subject to regulatory approval, the airline said in a statement. This will make IndiGo the only Indian carrier to offer direct flights between India and Greece, it said, adding that on the receipt of the appropriate approvals, the airline intends to connect Athens to both Delhi and Mumbai, with operations of three weekly nonstops on both routes. The next-generation narrow-body A321 XLR is designed for longer ranges, allowing IndiGo to expand deeper into Europe, while maintaining the ...

Abu Dhabi-bound IndiGo flight returns to Kochi after mid-air technical snag

An Abu Dhabi-bound IndiGo flight returned to Kochi early on Saturday due to a technical snag after being airborne for over two hours, according to sources. There were more than 180 passengers and six crew members onboard the aircraft, they said. There was no immediate comment from IndiGo. The flight 6E-1403 (COK-AUH) departed from Kochi at 11.10 pm on Friday and returned to the city at around 1.44 am on Saturday due to a technical snag, the sources told PTI. They also said that the passengers were flown to Abu Dhabi in another aircraft which took off at around 3.30 am and a new set of crew operated the flight as the earlier crew had to be replaced due to flight duty time restrictions. As per information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, flight 6E1403 which had returned mid-way, was operated with an A320 neo aircraft.