Catch all the live updates from around the world here
All passengers were deboarded and shifted to the terminal building, while an alternate aircraft was arranged for the next operation
An IndiGo Airlines flight from Hyderabad will be the first aircraft to land at the recently inaugurated Manohar International Airport (MIA) in North Goa on January 5, an official from the airport said on Monday. IndiGo flight 6E 6145 will land at the facility from Hyderabad at 9 am on Thursday, a spokesperson from MIA said. The domestic operations will start from Thursday onwards, while international flights are expected to commence soon, he said. At least 11 arrivals are expected at the new airport on day one of operations, the official said, adding that IndiGo, Go First, Vistara and Akasa Air are in the process of setting up ticketing counters. International operations are expected to commence from the MIA soon and we will announce the details in due course of time, the spokesman said. On December 11, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the MIA, the state's second airport after Dabolim airport in South Goa.
IndiGo has the highest number of air incidents in these five years from 2018 to 2022. Gen VK Singh (Retd) said in a written reply in Lok Sabha that IndiGo reported 215 incidents in 2022
Two stories this week showed what's wrong with the attitudes of airlines and passengers
Reacting to the issue, in a statement, the airline said that they were looking into the incident and assured that "customers' comfort has always been our top priority
Delay causes some to miss connecting flights; DIAL sources said zero cancellations or diversions from airport on Tuesday
IndiGo carried more passengers on a sequential basis, while its market share fell to 55.7 per cent (from 56.7 per cent in October)
IndiGo airline is planning to wet lease aircrafts to meet the growing demand for air travel
Julian Carr, the firm's CMO, says it will be "fascinating" to see how IndiGo's desire to grow further progresses when Air India aims to become a big full-service domestic and international carrier
Amid the increased rush of air-passengers, Indigo airline issued a travel advisory asking passengers to reach the Delhi airport at least 3.5 hours prior to domestic departures
Carrier will add new seats and best in-flight entertainment across all classes
No-frills carrier IndiGo said on Thursday it will operate 168 weekly flights to eight domestic destinations from the New Goa International Airport. The second international airport in the state will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11. The airport will commence commercial operations from January 5 next year. The present airport at Dabolim in South Goa will remain active, and IndiGo will continue its existing operations there, the airline said in a release. Twelve daily and a total of 168 weekly, new flights to and from the New Goa International Airport at Mopa in North Goa from January 5 will be IndiGo's largest ever-new station launch and will immediately connect the new facility to eight cities across India, it said. Besides improving direct connectivity to the state, the launch of the new flight services is also aimed at catering to the increasing demand, it added.
Stocks to Watch Today: Read analysis on why value investors could be seen taking selective punts on IT stocks in the near future.
Leaves after three years of service in second stint; Vinay Malhotra, head of IndiGo's Global Sales, will take over from him
An IndiGo plane flying from Kannur to Doha was diverted to the airport here on Friday due to a technical issue. The airline said the flight 6E-1715 was diverted to Mumbai as a precaution. "The operating crew noticed a technical issue and diverted the aircraft to Mumbai for necessary maintenance. The passengers are being accommodated on an alternative aircraft for their onward journey," it said in a statement. According to a senior DGCA official, the aircraft was diverted due to a hydraulic leak. Kannur is in Kerala. Details about the number of passengers onboard the aircraft was not immediately available.
Failure in one of IndiGo aircraft's hydraulic systems, caution light indication in SpiceJet plane's cockpit cause diversion
Also runs IndiGo close on the other three
Air traffic touches nearly 96 per cent of pre-Covid level
Cooling fuel prices and rupee depreciation and rising demand could help the country's largest airline by market share to reverse successive quarters of losses