With 262 planes, IndiGo operated over 1,500 daily flights prior to March 24 but is now operating around 350 scheduled flights a day, which is putting a pressure on its finances
The PW engine-powered A320 neo planes in IndiGo and GoAir fleets have been facing glitches both mid-air and on-ground since their induction way back in 2016
If the passenger cancels the booking without paying the remaining 90 per cent, he or she will not be refunded this 10 per cent amount
IndiGo said SpiceJet's step ladder got detached from its parked position and hit its parked aircraft - the incident, which took place Saturday morning, is being probed by the authorities
More than a dozen passengers have been reported Covid-19 positive since the resumption of domestic air flights. A total of 45,762 passengers took flights on June 2 till 5 pm
The challenge for IndiGo as highlighted by the management is to manage cash and liquidity rather than look at profitability and growth
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The air carriers also resorted to cancellation of several flights on the second day of resumption of services due to truncated schedules following requests from several states owing to the coronavirus
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Most of these flights have been operated on a "Free-of-Cost" basis to ferry medical equipment and other essentials
IndiGo is the best positioned airline to withstand the crisis created by lockdown to contain the coronavirus.
A formal ban on forward bookings from the aviation regulator came after a tweet from Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
India has banned international commercial passenger flights for a period of one week from Sunday. Moreover, domestic flights have also been suspended from Tuesday midnight
"There are some instances when our employees have been ostracised from their communities as a result of their line of duty and travel history," IndiGo said in a statement.
"Governments across the globe have issued travel advisories which have resulted in a virtual shutdown of all our international flights," said an airline official on Thursday.
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Flight occupancy dropped on domestic routes as individuals and companies canceled events and postponed travel
IndiGo and GoAir have 106 and 43 A320neo aircrafts, fitted with PW engines, respectively. Post the induction of the aircraft into service, there have been a number of incidents of snag in the engines.
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