IndiGo Chief Executive Pieter Elbers, attending the annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association in Istanbul, declined to comment on commercial matters
Airbus and Boeing are also competing in talks to sell 25 wide-body jets to the same airline, they said
A Dibrugarh-bound plane of the IndiGo was diverted to Guwahati on Sunday morning after the pilot suspected a snag in the engine, officials said. Over 150 passengers were travelling on flight 6E-2652, including Union MoS for Petroleum Rameswar Teli and two Assam BJP MLAs -- Prasanta Phukan and Terash Gowala, they said. Teli told PTI that 15-20 minutes before the landing, it was announced that the flight was being diverted. "Initially we were frightened and sceptic as to why the flight was not able to land at the Dibrugarh airport. It was diverted to Guwahati. Then the pilot made the announcement that because of a technical snag in the engine, they need a longer runway to land," he said. "We were told to remain seated in the plane while they tried to fix the snag. After two hours, it was announced that the flight cannot take off and hence canceled," he said. Teli said he had three meetings to attend, but could not because the flight was cancelled. "I requested the IndiGo authoritie
Network expansion comes amid a surge in international travel, and in the backdrop of aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's call to Indian carriers to expand overseas
The country's largest airline IndiGo will start direct flights to six new destinations in Africa and Central Asia, including to Nairobi, Tbilisi and Tashkent, this year. Embarking on "massive" international expansion plans, the carrier will connect Nairobi in Kenya and Jakarta in Indonesia, with direct flights from Mumbai in late July or early August. "Delhi will get connected in August to Tbilisi, Georgia & Baku, Azerbaijan and in September to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Almaty, Kazakhstan," IndiGo said in a release on Friday. Once these routes are operational, the budget airline will be connecting a total of 32 international destinations compared to 26 currently. While noting that it is taking a "massive step in its international expansion strategy," IndiGo said it will be adding an "impressive 174 new weekly international flights between June and September 2023, including new destinations, routes, and frequencies". IndiGo said it will also be resuming daily services from Delhi to
Juspay to power payments for India's leading airline, IndiGo
Chaturvedi took to Twitter and shared her disappointment after she had to pay Rs 21,000 for a one-way ticket from New Delhi to Ahmedabad
An Indigo aircraft caused panic among passengers on Monday night when the flight abruptly took off within seconds of landing, this may be the first time the airline has done so
Expenses in the quarter increased to Rs 13,680 crore due to a rise in fuel and maintenance costs
In the whole year, 2022-23, IndiGo reported a net loss of Rs 305.80 crore
CLOSING BELL ON MAY 18: The NSE Nifty 50 slipped 52 points to 18,130 as weekly expiry also weighed on the sentiment.
Q4 results today: The list of companies that will declare their financial results has names like IndiGo, Jet Airways, Tata Elxsi, and GAIL
Since IndiGo still has about 140 planes with PW engines, the issue of grounded planes continues to beset the airline
No-frills airline IndiGo on Wednesday said it has inducted a second wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft in its fleet, which it will operate on the Mumbai-Istanbul route. After operating a narrow-body Airbus fleet, in single-class configuration for over 16 years, the Gurugram-based IndiGo commenced twin-aisle aircraft operations earlier this year with one B777 on the Delhi-Istanbul route, wet leased from Turkish Airlines. IndiGo has a codeshare pact with Turkish Airlines among several other carriers. Codesharing is a commercial arrangement that allows an airline to book its passengers on partner carriers and provide seamless travel to destinations where it has no presence. The addition of the second wide-body aircraft will provide more convenient travel options for people looking to travel between India and Europe this summer, Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer at IndiGo, said. "Istanbul being a key stop, is also connecting 33 European destinations via our codeshare connectivity. The
Low-cost airline IndiGo will run a direct flight from Goa to Dehradun (Uttarakhand) connecting both the tourist destinations from May 23. The flight between Manohar International Airport (Mopa) in Goa and Jolly Grant Airport (Dehradun) in Uttarakhand will be operated by IndiGo. Goa tourism minister Rohan Khaunte is scheduled to board the first direct flight on May 23 to mark the beginning of a collaboration between the two states, an official of Goa tourism department said. "The new direct flight route is set to provide an easy and convenient way for tourists to travel between Goa and Uttarakhand and explore the unique cultural and natural attractions of both states," the official said. In a media statement released here, Khaunte said, "I am delighted about the commencement of direct flights between Goa and Uttarakhand, which will help in promoting spiritual tourism in Goa under the vision of Dakshin Kashi." He said that Goa has several archaeologically important temples that tour
Repeated company failures dent the entire aviation industry's creditworthiness, the chief financial officer of an airline said
The government of India has also allotted cash-strapped Go First slots after representations that airports will lose money if they are not utilised
The government has decided to re-allocate the Haj flights that were to be operated by crisis-hit Go First from 10 Indian cities to IndiGo and two Saudi Arabian airlines, a senior official said on Thursday. The decision comes against the backdrop of the uncertainty over cash-starved Go First, which has cancelled all flights since May 3. The budget airline's plea for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings has also been admitted by the National Company Law Tribunal. After discussions in the wake of the Go First crisis, the civil aviation ministry has decided to reallocate the flights for the Haj pilgrimage that was to be operated by the carrier. Go First is scheduled to operate the flights from 10 embarkation points in different parts of the country and now those flights will be operated by IndiGo and two Saudi carriers -- Saudia and flyadeal, the official told PTI. For this year's Haj pilgrimage, the official said there will be a total of 22 embarkation points. Out of them, Go .
The CISF personnel had to wait till sunrise since at Indian law, the police cannot take a woman in custody after sunset
IndiGo remains well placed to benefit from strong systemic demand and its leading competitive positioning, analysts said