Indigo
India's aviation sector has become the third largest domestic aviation market in the world in terms of handling 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 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 an 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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