The airline plans to add 125 A321neo aircraft in its fleet over number of years. In 2019, it will receive 20-25 of these aircraft from Airbus
Airline expected to profit from problems faced by its peers
Under the sale, tickets for routes such as Delhi-Ahmedabad, Delhi-Kolkata and Delhi-Mumbai are available at Rs 2,199, Rs 2,899 and Rs 2,399, respectively
The budget carrier cancelled 49 flights on Wednesday and the same has been informed to aviation regulator DGCA
On Monday also, the airline had pulled out 32 flights from its network at short notice inconveniencing tens of hundreds of passengers
With a fleet of more than 200 planes, IndiGo operates over 1,300 daily flights
IndiGo, which took deliveries of 55 aircraft in 2018, has a 41.5% share of the domestic market but carries only six percent of the country's international passengers
The airline's net profit declined 75 per cent in Q4 on fuel price rise and weak rupee
The delivery of the new jet will help IndiGo introduce flights on the medium-haul routes
The Gurgaon-based no-frills carrier, which enjoys over 40 per cent of the total domestic traffic, had inducted the 100th aircraft on December 24, 2015
A global high-flier, his resume can only be matched by his employer -- Rakesh Gangwal -- among Indian airline executives
No-frills airline IndiGo has been levying charges for web check-in from November 14
The govt had earlier said it was reviewing airlines' decision to charge passengers for seats at random, selected at the time of web check-in
On Wednesday, InterGlobe Aviation, which runs India's largest budget airline IndiGo, reported its first-ever quarterly loss of Rs 6.52 billion since its listing in November 2015.
The company said that high fuel prices were responsible for more than half of the decline in earnings
The airline believes it will help to increase liquidity and earn extra income in a volatile fare environment
IndiGo and GoAir have grounded nine A320 neo planes due to Pratt & Whitney engine problems, prompting Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu to seek a detailed report on the issue from regulator DGCA. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today also said the engines are being continuously monitored and safety issues are addressed adequately. "At present, there are 60 A320 neos with P&W engines (41 with IndiGo and 19 with GoAir). As on date, 7 with IndiGo and 2 with GoAir are on ground," the regulator said in a statement. These groundings are due to combustor distress found during routine scheduled boroscopic inspection. These are all Block B combustors, it added. This refers to inspection done using a boroscope -- an optical device that is used for inspecting parts that are generally inaccessible. Taking note of the grounding, Prabhu has sought a detailed report on the matter from the DGCA. Security of the passengers is of paramount importance and at no cost the ...
IndiGo will become the first domestic airline to introduce services connecting Port Blair with Hyderabad and Vadodara
At present, IndiGo has a fleet of more than 170 aircraft, including 40 A320 Neo planes
IndiGo, Asia's biggest budget airline by market capitalization, slumped as much as 11.4% earlier, the lowest intraday level since March 16, 2017