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May 9th, 2022 7:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Refuses to Let Teen With Disability Board Flight; Sparks Outrage

IndiGo Airlines refused to allow the disabled teen board the plane, stating he was in a panic. India's aviation minister has announced that he is looking into a domestic carrier that allegedly refused to allow a disabled youngster to board a flight. The airline informed the teen's parents that he posed a threat to other travellers. The incident prompted significant uproar, with many people accusing the airline of being prejudiced.... Read More

April 29th, 2022 11:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Becomes First Airline to Use Indigenous Navigation System GAGAN

IndiGo became the first airline in the country to land aircraft using the country's own navigation system, GAGAN. According to a statement released by IndiGo, the flight was conducted using an ATR-72 aircraft and landed at the Kishangarh airport in Rajasthan on Wednesday morning, using GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN), which was jointly developed by the Centre-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). “In India's... Read More

February 26th, 2022 5:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Will Begin Flights Between Kadapa and Five Locations on March 27

IndiGo said on Thursday that flights between Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, and five towns in southern India will begin on March 27. "The airline will launch new exclusive flights between Kadapa and Chennai, Kadapa and Vijayawada, Kadapa and Bangalore, Kadapa and Vishakhapatnam, and Kadapa and Hyderabad," the airline said in a statement.  According to the company, Kadapa would be the 73rd city in India to be served by IndiGo flights. While... Read More

February 19th, 2022 6:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Co-Founder Rakesh Gangwal Resigns From IndiGo’s Board

Rakesh Gangwal, the co-promoter of IndiGo Airlines, resigned from the carrier’s parent company InterGlobe Aviation and hence, from its Board of Directors, with immediate effect. He was serving as a non-independent, non-executive Director at the company. In a letter written to the Board of Directors, Gangwal said that he would sell his stakes at the airline over a span of five years but may consider re-joining the board as a... Read More

December 31st, 2021 11:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Gets Approval to Sell Promoter Share

InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of low-cost airline IndiGo, accepted a resolution to change its Articles of Association (AoA) on Thursday, removing the promoters' restrictions on selling their shares. The permission signals a crucial turning point in promoters Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal's two-year battle. There has been talk that Gangwal may sell a portion of his ownership in India's largest airline, which has a market share of roughly 54%, if shareholders... Read More

December 20th, 2021 8:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo’s First A321ceo Freighter Aircraft for Cargo Business to Launch in 2022

Budget carrier IndiGo’s First A321ceo freighter aircraft will launch in the first half of 2022, said William Boulter, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), IndiGo. The aircraft is capable of carrying 27 tonnes of cargo. According to CCO, the launch will indicate the industry about the airline’s serious plans about expanding its cargo wing. The airline has leased at least four A321ceo freighter planes for this purpose. IndiGo witnessed huge success for... Read More

November 19th, 2021 10:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Akasa Air Can Give Serious Challenges to IndiGo

IndiGo has been the market leader in the aviation sector for the last few years. This is because of availing affordable flight services and also because of the kind of business model that the airline has. With the arrival of the pandemic, not just IndiGo, but every other airline and the entire aviation sector dealt with huge challenges. However, those challenges are getting easier for the airlines now as the... Read More

October 15th, 2020 10:03 AM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Free Ticket Cancellation Insurance Offers Reimbursement for Non-Refundable Cancelled Tickets

India’s low-cost airline IndiGo is offering free cancellation insurance as an add-on-service on its flight tickets. The passengers who are between the age of 03 months to 70 years travelling within India are eligible to apply for Indigo’s flight ticket cancellation insurance. Liberty General Insurance company powers this insurance for IndiGo. The insurance covers a gamut of benefits and coverage, including lifestyle assistance, cancellation assistance, accidental death coverage, trip cancellation... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Adopts Eco-Friendly Initiatives to Save Fuel and Reduce Carbon Emission

IndiGo’s flight 6E 303 flying from Delhi to Hyderabad on April 29, 2019, flew using the concept of ‘Dispatch with no destination alternate’ saving fuel as well as the carbon emission, says a statement released by IndiGo Airlines. There is a regulation under the aviation laws that the airlines have to plan an alternate destination in addition to its actual destination, and carry additional fuel to fly to both the... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Turkish Airlines In Talks With IndiGo To Renew Codeshare Agreement

The Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines has plans to revise its codeshare agreement with IndiGo. Turkish Airlines hopes to expand its footprint in India and also intends to tap into the rising transfer of passenger traffic from the country. Mert Dorman, Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Distribution Channels, Turkish Airlines, told IANS, “We are working with our partner IndiGo to enhance our partnership... We are ready to extend any co-operation.” Currently,... Read More

November 20th, 2018 10:12 PM 1 COMMENTS

IndiGo mulls over launching one-stop flight service to Europe

The budget airline service provider IndiGo is mulling to start a one-stop flight to European cities, according to reports by Business Standard and Times Now. The airline is in discussion with the airports at Tbilisi (Georgia) and Baku (Azerbaijan) for using them as technical stop, for purposes like refuelling. The airline is also said to have initiated the talks with Istanbul airport. However, the airport has high landing charges, that... Read More

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