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Female flyers on IndiGo can now pick a seat next to other women for safety

Prior to its implementation, IndiGo Airlines conducted market research to ensure it adequately addressed the requirements of its female passengers

Bomb threat on Varanasi-bound Indigo flight at Delhi airport turns out hoax

The officials said the threat was found written on a piece of paper in a lavatory by the pilot when the Indigo 6E2211 flight was preparing to leave

IndiGo airlines reschedules and cancels some flights due to Cyclone Remal

According to the Kolkata Airport Authority, a total of 394 flights that were scheduled for arrival or departure including domestic and international have been suspended from Sunday noon to Monday 9 am

IndiGo stock strategy: Up to 18% upside seen post Q4; check target prices

IndiGo share price: IndiGo has announced a plan to launch a tailor-made business product for India's busiest and business routes

IndiGo Q4 results: Net profit zooms 106% to Rs 1,895 crore, revenue up 26%

IndiGo Q4 FY24 results: The company reported a 25.9% year-on-year growth in revenue from operations at Rs 17,825.27 crore, from Rs 14,160.6 crore

IndiGo to introduce business class in flights on busiest routes this year

The country's largest airline IndiGo on Thursday said it will introduce business class in flights on the busiest routes this year. Details on product offering, launch date and routes will be unveiled around its 18th anniversary in August. "In a groundbreaking move to redefine business travel in India, IndiGo, India's most preferred airline, announces the plan to launch a tailor-made business product for India's busiest and business routes," the airline said in a release. IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said it is constantly looking at innovating service offerings. "We believe, as India gears up to become the third largest economy in the world, it's our privilege to provide the New India even more options to choose from as they travel business. We are excited with this new phase and tailor-made product in IndiGo's evolution and strategy and aim to further give wings to the nation, by connecting people and aspirations," he said.

IndiGo Q4 preview: Stock hits record high ahead of nos; what to expect?

IndiGo Q4 results: Analysts expect robust demand, and lower competitive intensity to aid Q4Fy24 earnings

Q4 results today: IndiGo, ITC, and Fortis among 181 firms to post earnings

Company Q4 FY24 results today: ICRA, Rupa & Company, Page Industries, and Shilpa Medicare will also release their fourth quarter earnings report on May 23

Standby passenger boards IndiGo flight, later deboarded for ticket holder

In an apparent security lapse, a standby passenger in place of a confirmed ticket holder boarded the Varanasi-bound IndiGo flight at the Mumbai airport on Tuesday and was later deboarded before the plane took off. Generally, an airline staff who can take a flight in case there is a vacant seat is referred to as a standby passenger. In a statement, IndiGo said there was an error during the passenger boarding process of 6E 6543 from Mumbai to Varanasi, wherein a standby passenger was allotted a seat reserved for a confirmed passenger. "The error was noticed prior to the departure of the aircraft, and the standby passenger was de-boarded. This led to a slight delay in the departure of the aircraft," the airline said. Further, IndiGo said it will take all measures to strengthen its operational processes.

IndiGo plans to expand regional network with order of 100 smaller planes

Budget airline already has 45 ATR-72 planes and is looking to expand its fleet to strengthen domestic network

Air India's international cargo business takes wings, not so for IndiGo

Latter's narrowbody aircraft do not offer adequate space

IndiGo announces tri-weekly flights between Bengaluru, Deoghar from Jun 1

Low-cost carrier IndiGo has announced direct flights between Jharkhand's Deoghar and Bengaluru three times a week from June 1, a company statement said. The direct flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On these days, flight number 6E 6435 will take off from Bengaluru at 10.05 am and reach Deoghar at 12.25 pm. The return flight, 6E 6437, will leave Deoghar at 12.55 pm and land in Bengaluru at 3.25 pm, it said. The new route will enhance connectivity from the southern part of India to the famous religious hubs in Jharkhand, the airline said in a statement on Friday. With these new flights, Bengaluru will be airline's fifth destination be directly connected with Deoghar, after Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi, and Delhi, it said. "We are pleased to announce direct flights between Bengaluru and Deoghar," the statement quoted the head of global sales at IndiGo, Vinay Malhotra, as saying. This will not only provide customers with access to the unexplored beauty of Jharkhand'

Steady, dependable: Why analysts think IndiGo is Rahul Dravid of aviation

IndiGo stock strategy: Given the run, analysts say IndiGo stock prices in most positives at the current levels

Experts call IndiGo stock 'Rahul Dravid' Should you invest now

InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of IndiGo, has seen impressive gains in recent months. However, experts believe most of the good news is already priced into the stock, so they don't expect big

IndiGo gives 45-day bonus to employees amid significant profits

It is yet to announce its fourth-quarter results. According to Elara Capital, the airline is expected to post an adjusted profit of Rs 2,060 crore in the fourth quarter of 2023-24

IndiGo gets demand notice over FY19 input tax credit discrepancies

IndiGo has received a tax demand following the rejection of an input tax credit that was availed by the company in 2018-19. In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, the company said it has received a "demand of Rs 31,240, including tax of Rs 21,240 and penalty of Rs 10,000 for the FY 2018-19". The demand has been issued by the Deputy Commissioner of the tax department in Hyderabad. "The tax officer has denied input tax credit of Rs 21,240 availed by the company and raised the... demand," the filing said. The company also said there is no material impact on financials, operations or other activities due to the demand.

IndiGo sets up desk for passengers with special needs at Delhi airport

IndiGo on Tuesday said it has set up a desk to facilitate check-in for passengers with special needs at Terminal 1 of the airport in the national capital. "Currently, IndiGo has over 20 specially-abled employees and staff at the Delhi airport, who will also be deployed at these desks for assistance," the airline said in a release. The desk will facilitate check-in for passengers with special needs, it added. According to the release, the airline also offers pre-board courtesy and provisions for customers with sensory impairments, mobility assistance, spinal support equipment, and adverse medical conditions.

IndiGo starting to make India a global aviation hub: CEO Pieter Elbers

For international-to-international connectivity, he provided an example of passengers traveling from Tbilisi, Georgia, to Delhi and then to Phuket, Thailand, using IndiGo's network

IndiGo airline appoints former Volotea COO as 'Chief of Transformation'

Orea's role is going to be significant considering the transformative impact that the introduction of widebody planes is going to have at IndiGo

IndiGo's wide-body aircraft order augurs well for Indian aviation: CRISIL

Budget carrier IndiGo's decision to acquire wide-body planes augurs well for the Indian aviation industry as international long-haul routes are comparatively more profitable and will also help in creating an aviation hub in the country, according to rating agency CRISIL. Till January last year, IndiGo operated single-aisle Airbus aircraft fleet and in February 2023, it started operating wide-body Boeing 777 wet-leased from its codeshare partner Turkish Airlines. Currently, the airline has two wet-leased B777 operating flights to Istanbul from Delhi and Mumbai. On Thursday, the country's largest airline announced placing a firm order for 30 wide-body Airbus A350-900 planes, to be powered by Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB engines, and also has the option to purchase 70 more such aircraft. "The development (IndiGo's A350 aircraft order) augurs well for the industry as these (international long haul) routes are comparatively more profitable and open up avenues for innovative combinations as ..