INDIGO AIRLINES

'IndiGo Airlines' is a private domestic low-cost airline based in Gurgaon, India. It operates domestic services linking 14 destinations. Its main base is Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi.^[1]

Contents

History

Destinations

Fleet

External links

References

History

The airline started operations on 4 August 2006 with a service from Delhi to Imphal via Guwahati. The airline is owned by InterGlobe Enterprises and Rahul Bhatia. It had taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft on 28 July 2006 and received its sixth the same year. Nine more are due in 2007 taking the total to 15. The carrier has set a target of serving about 30 Indian cities by 2010 with a fleet size of 40 A320s. The airline will receive all 100 A320 family aircraft by 2016. ^[2]
Former US Airways Executive Vice-President, Marketing and Planning Bruce Ashby has joined IndiGo Airlines as their Chief Executive Officer. The Indian Government has approved the airline's aircraft import plan "in principle". The airline has also acquired 3 parking spots in New Delhi and Mumbai airports. ^[3]

Destinations

IndiGo will operate service to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of November 2006):

★ Agartala

★ Bangalore

★ Chennai

★ Guwahati

★ Goa

★ Hyderabad

★ Imphal

★ Jaipur

★ Kochi

★ Kolkata

★ Mumbai

★ New Delhi

★ Nagpur

★ Pune

★ Vadodara

Fleet

As of March 2007 the IndiGo Airlines fleet includes:

★ 11 Airbus A320-232 (60 on order)

★ 0 Airbus A321-200 (30 on order)
IndiGo placed an order for 100 Airbus A320 family aircraft during the 2005 Paris Air Show. The total order was worth US $6 billion; one of the highest by any domestic carrier during the show.

External links

★ IndiGo Airlines

★ IndiGo Airlines Fleet

★ InterGlobe Enterprises

★ Interglobe Technologies

References

1. Directory: World Airlines
2. Airbus Press Release - IndiGo celebrates delivery of first Airbus A320 28 July 2006
3. Money Control - IndiGo takes delivery of its 5th brand new Airbus A320