Indigo
The Indian civil aviation sector has grown to become the third-largest in the world in terms of domestic traffic.
IndiGo, continue to be India’s largest passenger airline. The company primarily operates in India’s domestic air travel market as a low-cost carrier with a focus on three pillars – offering low fares, being on time, and delivering a courteous and hassle-free experience. IndiGo has become synonymous with being on time.
Since its inception in August 2006, it has grown from a carrier with one plane to a fleet of 280 aircraft today. A uniform fleet for each type of operation, high operational reliability, and award-winning service makes IndiGo one of the most reliable airlines in the world. It currently operates flights to 91 destinations – 67 domestic and 24 international. Fourteen codeshare destinations beyond Istanbul on Turkish Airlines are also open for sale. They include Athens (ATH), Budapest (BUD), Brussels (BRU), Tel Aviv (TLV), Malta (MLA), Paris (CDG), Dublin (DUB), Copenhagen (CPH), Prague (PRG), Vienna (VIE), Zurich (ZRH), Amsterdam (AMS), London Gatwick (LGW) and London Heathrow (LHR).
- India’s largest passenger airline
- Fleet of 280 aircraft including 120 new-generation A320 NEOs, 98 A320 CEOs, 25 ATRs and 37 A321 NEOs.
- Market share of 53.9%, as of April 2021
- Standalone total income of Rs. 156,776 million (US$ 2.13 billion) in FY21
IndiGo – Go IndiGo
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
In November 2023, IndiGo launched an AI chatbot, 6Eskai, powered by the groundbreaking GPT-4 technology. In September 2023, IndiGo, India's leading airline, and international carrier, British Airways signed a codeshare agreement to further boost connections between India and the UK. IndiGo announced new connections between Indore-Rajkot, Indore-Surat, Rajkot-Udaipur, and Udaipur-Surat, effective from August 21, 2023. IndiGo has commenced new daily direct flights between Mumbai and Nairobi, starting August 5, 2023. In July 2023, IndiGo was the first airline to operate from the newly constructed fourth runway 11L-29R, at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi. In June 2023, IndiGo won a top award as the Best Low-Cost Airline in India and South Asia at the prestigious 2023 World Airline Awards, held at the Paris Air Show. In April 2023, IndiGo joined hands with the tourism board of Czechia, Czech Tourism, to promote travel to the country. In April 2023, IndiGo announced and opened booking for flights between Bhubaneswar and Dubai. In March 2023, IndiGo joined hands with VisitBritain to promote travel to United Kingdom through its codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines. IndiGo offers connectivity to London, Manchester, and Birmingham in the United Kingdom through Istanbul. IndiGo announced a new direct flight between Mumbai-Dhaka from March 26, 2023. In February 2023, IndiGo announced its first tourism collaboration with Austrian National Tourist Office, to promote travel to Vienna through its codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines. In February 2023, IndiGo announced the launch of new one-stop flights to 9 European countries via Istanbul, through its codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines. These new 141 average weekly flights will operate to destinations like Malta, Hungary, Belgium, Israel, Ireland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Greece, and Denmark from Istanbul. In January 2023, IndiGo was awarded as the World’s Youngest Aircraft Fleet 2023 in 100+ aircraft category by ch-aviation. |
| 2022 |
In November 2022 IndiGo launched direct exclusive flights between Indore-Chandigarh. Indigo and Jetstar have entered into a partnership to offer low fares from Jetstar’s hub in Singapore to key Indian destinations including Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Tiruchirappalli via jetstar.com. |
| 2021 |
In September 2021, IndiGo announced Kanpur as its 71st domestic destination and 10th new regional destination for 2021. As of May 5, 2021, IndiGo transported 4,142 oxygen concentrators weighing about 72,461.5 kg, within and across the country, amid the second COVID-19 wave In March 2021, Indigo announced that it will commence the aircraft operation from March 28, 2021 to the new Greenfield Orvakal airport located ~20 kms from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh under the RCS UDAN scheme. Initially, the airline will connect Kurnool with Bengaluru, Vishakhapatnam and Chennai. |
| 2020 |
In December 2020, Indigo marked 70 % of its pre-Covid capacity and operates ~1,000 international and domestic flights daily In September 2020, IndiGo marked the completion of 50,000 flights since lockdown. |
| 2019 |
Indigo becomes a member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) IndiGo announces entry into Myanmar; introduces Yangon as its 18th International and 77th overall destination. Awarded Best Domestic Airline by FICCI. Awarded Best Conversational Brand at SAMMIE. |
| 2018 |
IndiGo has become first Indian airline to have a fleet size of 200 plans Launched Hong Kong as its fifth international destination |
| 2017 |
Became the first Indian carrier to operate 1,000 flights in a day Announced the commencement of its ATR operations in Hyderabad |
| 2015 |
Placed order of 250 A320neo aircraft with Airbus |
| 2014 |
Took delivery of the 100th aircraft |
| 2012 |
Crossed the 50 million passenger mark |
| 2011 |
Became the largest domestic carrier in India by market share Placed another order of 180 A320neo aircraft with Airbus |
| 2009 |
Took delivery of the 25th aircraft Crossed 10 million passenger mark |
| 2007 |
Surpassed one million passenger mark |
| 2006 |
Took delivery of the first aircraft and launched domestic operations Converted into a public company and the name of the company was changed to InterGlobe Aviation Limited |
| 2005 |
Placed an order of 100 A320 aircraft with Airbus |
| 2004 |
Incorporated as InterGlobe Aviation Private Limited |
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