IndiGo

IndiGo was founded in 2005 as a private company by Rahul Bhatia of InterGlobe Enterprises and Rakesh Gangwal, a United States–based expatriate Indian.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/06/30/interglobe-aviation-owner-of-indias-indigo-airline-files-for-ipo.html|title=Owner of India's biggest airline files for IPO|date=30 June 2015|publisher=CNBC|access-date=16 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329132007/http://www.cnbc.com/2015/06/30/interglobe-aviation-owner-of-indias-indigo-airline-files-for-ipo.html|archive-date=29 March 2016}} InterGlobe had a 51.12% stake in IndiGo, while 47.88% was held by Gangwal's Virginia-based company, Caelum Investments.{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/indigo-gives-handsome-payback-to-promoters-113111500988_1.html|title=IndiGo gives handsome payback to promoters|date=16 November 2013|first=Anees|last=Padnis|newspaper=Business Standard|access-date=19 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328193722/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/indigo-gives-handsome-payback-to-promoters-113111500988_1.html|archive-date=28 March 2016}}{{cite news|title=FIPB approves proposal to convert Rakesh Gangwal's IndiGo stake to NRI category|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-02/news/52356509_1_fipb-foreign-investment-promotion-board-equity-shares|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=2 October 2014|access-date=16 March 2016|archive-date=28 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328193854/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-02/news/52356509_1_fipb-foreign-investment-promotion-board-equity-shares|url-status=dead}} IndiGo placed a firm order for 100 Airbus A320-200 aircraft in June 2005 with plans to begin operations in mid-2006.{{cite news|title=IndiGo Airlines to fly soon|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-06-22/news/27477022_1_lease-planes-aircraft-airbus-industrie|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120726091711/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-06-22/news/27477022_1_lease-planes-aircraft-airbus-industrie|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=22 June 2005|access-date=16 March 2016}} The airline took delivery of its first aircraft on 28 July 2006, nearly a year after placing the initial order.{{cite news|title=IndiGo takes delivery of its first brand new Airbus A320 aircraft|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200607290310.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 July 2006|access-date=16 February 2012}} It commenced operations on 4 August 2006 with a service from New Delhi to Imphal via Guwahati.{{cite news|title=Indigo's first flight to take-off on Aug 4|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-07-13/news/27459427_1_first-flight-interglobe-president-bruce-ashby|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=13 July 2006|access-date=16 March 2016|archive-date=28 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328133820/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-07-13/news/27459427_1_first-flight-interglobe-president-bruce-ashby|url-status=dead}} By the end of 2006, the airline had six aircraft, and nine more were acquired in 2007.

In April 2007, IndiGo had crossed the 1 million-passenger mark.{{Cite news |title=Interglobe Aviation Ltd - Company History - Capital Market |url=https://www.capitalmarket.com/markets/companyinformation/backgroundinfo.aspx?heading=indigo-q4-pat-doubles-to-rs-1-895-cr;-ebitdar-margin-at-24-8percent&cocode=33159#:~:text=In%20September%202011%2C%20IndiGo%20launched,the%2050%20million%20passenger%20mark.}}

In April 2009, IndiGo crossed the 10 million-passenger mark and received delivery of its 25th aircraft.

In December 2010, IndiGo replaced the then state-run carrier Air India, as the third largest airline in India, behind Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways with a passenger market share of 17.3%.{{cite news |title=IndiGo pips Air India to become No. 3 airline |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/indigo-pips-ai-to-become-no.-3-airline/727160/ |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=21 December 2010 |access-date=16 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123222901/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/indigo-pips-ai-to-become-no.-3-airline/727160 |archive-date=23 January 2011}}

In 2011, IndiGo placed an order for 180 Airbus A320 aircraft in a deal worth US$15 billion.{{cite news |title=IndiGo airline picks up 180 jets |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-13/news/28428535_1_airbus-aircraft-rahul-bhatia-airbus-a320s |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=13 January 2011 |access-date=16 March 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305074514/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-13/news/28428535_1_airbus-aircraft-rahul-bhatia-airbus-a320s |url-status=dead}} In January 2011, after completing five years of operations, the airline was permitted to launch international flights.{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/business/report/indigo-gets-govt-nod-to-launch-international-operations/20110119.htm |title=IndiGo gets govt nod to launch international operations |work=Rediff |date=11 January 2011 |access-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422140045/http://www.rediff.com/business/report/indigo-gets-govt-nod-to-launch-international-operations/20110119.htm |archive-date=22 April 2016}} Also, in terms of market share, the company became the largest domestic carrier in India in this month. In December 2011, the DGCA expressed reservations that the rapid expansion could impact passenger safety.{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indigo-spicejet-goair-jet-airways-airlines-flout-norms-dgca/1/167838.html|title=IndiGo, SpiceJet airlines violate mandatory safety norms: DGCA|newspaper=India Today|date=9 January 2012|access-date=13 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311183607/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indigo-spicejet-goair-jet-airways-airlines-flout-norms-dgca/1/167838.html|archive-date=11 March 2012}}

In February 2012, IndiGo took delivery of its 50th aircraft, less than six years after it began operations.{{cite news|title=IndiGo gets delivery of its 50th Airbus A320 aircraft|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-02-10/news/31046344_1_indigo-president-aditya-ghosh-new-flights-airbus-aircraft|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=10 February 2012|access-date=16 March 2016|archive-date=28 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328185653/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-02-10/news/31046344_1_indigo-president-aditya-ghosh-new-flights-airbus-aircraft|url-status=dead}} For the quarter ending March 2012, IndiGo was the most profitable airline in India and became the second largest airline in India in terms of passenger market share.{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/a-tale-of-two-airlines-kingfisher-vs-indigo-112022100014_1.html|title=A tale of two airlines: Kingfisher vs IndiGo|first=Mihir|last=Mishra|newspaper=Business Standard|date=21 February 2012|access-date=19 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329115312/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/a-tale-of-two-airlines-kingfisher-vs-indigo-112022100014_1.html|archive-date=29 March 2016}} On 17 August 2012, IndiGo became the largest airline in India in terms of market share surpassing Jet Airways, six years after commencing operations.{{cite news|title=IndiGo flies past Jet to become largest airline|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/indigo-flies-past-jet-to-become-largest-airline/483595/|newspaper=Business Standard|date=18 August 2012|access-date=18 August 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819003446/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/indigo-flies-past-jet-to-become-largest-airline/483595/|archive-date=19 August 2012}} In December 2012, IndiGo crossed the 50 million-passenger mark.

In January 2013, IndiGo was the second fastest-growing low-cost carrier in Asia behind Indonesian airline Lion Air.{{cite news|title=IndiGo among the fastest expanding airlines globally|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/indigo-amongfastest-expanding-airlines-globally/497496/|newspaper=Business Standard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=11 January 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104094637/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/indigo-amongfastest-expanding-airlines-globally/497496/|archive-date=4 January 2013}} In February 2013, following the announcement of the Civil Aviation Ministry that it would allow IndiGo to take delivery of only five aircraft that year, the airline planned to introduce low-cost regional flights by setting up a subsidiary. Later, IndiGo announced that it planned to seek permission from the ministry to acquire four more aircraft, therefore taking delivery of nine aircraft in 2013.{{cite news|title=IndiGo to set up regional airline to tap small towns|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-13/news/37079404_1_indigo-president-aditya-ghosh-indigo-plans-rahul-bhatia|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=13 February 2013|access-date=14 February 2013|archive-date=28 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328154843/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-13/news/37079404_1_indigo-president-aditya-ghosh-indigo-plans-rahul-bhatia|url-status=dead}} It took delivery of its 75th aircraft this month. By March 2014, IndiGo was the second-largest low-cost carrier in Asia in terms of seats flown.{{cite web|url=https://www.uatp.com/files/uploads/PDF/AD2014PPT_CAPA.pdf|title=Analyst Viewpoint: Asian airline industry overview|first=Brent|last=Sobhie|publisher=CAPA|page=25|access-date=19 March 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417145212/http://uatp.com/files/uploads/PDF/AD2014PPT_CAPA.pdf|archive-date=17 April 2015}}

In November 2014, IndiGo received its 100th aircraft. This completed IndiGo's initial 100-aircraft order, placed in 2005.{{Cite news |last=Press Trust of India |title=IndiGO gets 100th aircraft |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indigo-gets-100th-aircraft-114110401132_1.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160424102101/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indigo-gets-100th-aircraft-114110401132_1.html |archive-date=2016-04-24 |access-date=2025-05-22 |language=en-us}}

In March 2015, the carrier crossed the 100 million-passenger mark. In August 2015, IndiGo placed an order for 250 Airbus A320neo aircraft worth $27 billion, making it the largest single order in Airbus history.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/IndiGo-orders-250-planes-for-27bn/articleshow/48519687.cms|title=IndiGo orders 250 planes|newspaper=The Times of India|date=18 August 2015|access-date=19 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328113422/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/IndiGo-orders-250-planes-for-27bn/articleshow/48519687.cms|archive-date=28 March 2016}} It announced a {{INRConvert|3018|c|lk=|year=2020}} initial public offering on 19 October 2015 which opened on 27 October 2015.{{cite news|title=IndiGo Airlines IPO to open on October 27, price band Rs 700-765|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/ipos/fpos/indigo-airlines-ipo-to-open-on-tuesday-price-band-rs-700-765/articleshow/49453526.cms|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=20 October 2015|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029054406/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/ipos/fpos/indigo-airlines-ipo-to-open-on-tuesday-price-band-rs-700-765/articleshow/49453526.cms|archive-date=29 October 2015}}{{cite web|author=S V Krishnamachari|date=21 November 2016|title=Domestic air traffic: How IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet, Air India, Go Air, AirAsia India, Vistara performed in October|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/domestic-air-traffic-how-indigo-jet-airways-air-india-go-air-airasia-india-vistara-performed-704977|work=International Business Times|access-date=30 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226211632/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/domestic-air-traffic-how-indigo-jet-airways-air-india-go-air-airasia-india-vistara-performed-704977|archive-date=26 February 2017}}{{cite news|date=29 October 2015|title=IndiGo's Rs 3,018-crore IPO three times oversubscribed|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/ipos/fpos/indigos-rs-3018-crore-ipo-three-times-oversubscribed/articleshow/49580179.cms|access-date=10 July 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803121108/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/ipos/fpos/indigos-rs-3018-crore-ipo-three-times-oversubscribed/articleshow/49580179.cms|url-status=live}}

In October 2017, IndiGo announced its plan to strengthen its regional operations with flight connections including routes to and from Tirupati, Rajahmundry, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mangalore, Madurai and Nagpur. 90 new flight connections were announced. On November 2017, IndiGo took delivery of its first ATR 72-600.{{Cite web |last=O'Keeffe2017-11-17T12:48:57+00:00 |first=Niall |title=PICTURE: IndiGo takes delivery of first ATR |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/picture-indigo-takes-delivery-of-first-atr/126188.article |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Flight Global |language=en}} In December 2017, the commencement of IndiGo's ATR operations in Hyderabad was announced.

In October 2019, IndiGo placed an order for 300 Airbus A320neo aircraft worth {{INRConvert|2.3|lc|lk=lc}}, surpassing its own record of the largest single order in Airbus history.{{cite news|url=https://onemileatatime.com/indigo-airbus-order/|title=IndiGo Orders Further 300 A320neo Aircraft|work=One Mile at a Home|date=31 October 2019|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=17 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117154623/https://onemileatatime.com/indigo-airbus-order/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indigo-orders-300-a320-neo-family-planes-worth-rs-2-4-lakh-crore-to-get-730-planed-at-rate-of-one-a-week-for-next-12-years/articleshow/71809801.cms|title=IndiGo gives Rs 2.4 lakh crore order for 300 A320 Neo aircraft|newspaper=The Times of India|first= Saurabh|last= Sinha|date=31 October 2019|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201210052219/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indigo-orders-300-a320-neo-family-planes-worth-rs-2-4-lakh-crore-to-get-730-planed-at-rate-of-one-a-week-for-next-12-years/articleshow/71809801.cms|archive-date= 10 December 2020}} In December 2019, the airline became the first Indian airline to operate 1,500 daily flights.{{cite news|title=IndiGo becomes 1st Indian carrier to operate 1,500 daily flights|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/indigo-becomes-1st-indian-carrier-to-operate-1-500-daily-flights-11576678546084.html|newspaper=Livemint|date=18 December 2019|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405161520/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/indigo-becomes-1st-indian-carrier-to-operate-1-500-daily-flights-11576678546084.html|url-status=live}} On 31 December 2019, it became India's first airline to have a fleet of more than 250 aircraft.{{cite news|title=IndiGo fleet size crosses 250 planes, becomes first Indian carrier to do so|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indigo-fleet-size-crosses-250-planes-120010100871_1.html|access-date=2 January 2020|work=Business Standard India|agency=Press Trust of India|date=1 January 2020|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407030816/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indigo-fleet-size-crosses-250-planes-120010100871_1.html|url-status=live}}

In 2020, 10 new domestic and 8 new international destinations were added. IndiGo's fleet increased to 262 aircraft. 45 net aircraft were added during the year. Over 75 million passengers were carried during the year 2020.

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In January 2023, the airline became the first Indian airline to have a fleet of more than 300 aircraft.{{cite news|last=Dwivedi|first=Manas|title=IndiGo's fleet gets 300 aircraft strong, becomes first Indian airline to achieve the milestone|url=https://travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/aviation/domestic/indigos-fleet-gets-300-aircraft-strong-becomes-first-indian-airline-to-achieve-the-milestone/96809250|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=7 January 2023|access-date=7 August 2023|language=en|archive-date=7 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807155336/https://travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/aviation/domestic/indigos-fleet-gets-300-aircraft-strong-becomes-first-indian-airline-to-achieve-the-milestone/96809250|url-status=live}} In February 2023, the airline inducted its first wide-body aircraft, a wet-leased Boeing 777-300ER, to its fleet.{{cite press release|url= https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-inducts-its-first-widebody-aircraft-boeing-777-on-delhi-istanbul-route.html|title= IndiGo inducts its first widebody aircraft - Boeing 777 on Delhi-Istanbul route|access-date= 14 April 2023|publisher=IndiGo|date= 31 January 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230414134957/https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-inducts-its-first-widebody-aircraft-boeing-777-on-delhi-istanbul-route.html|archive-date= 14 April 2023|url-status= live}} In June 2023, the airline placed an order for 500 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, the largest aircraft order in commercial aviation history.{{cite news|date=19 June 2023|title=Largest Aircraft Order: IndiGo Places Order For 500 Airbus Neo Family Planes|url=https://www.news18.com/business/largest-aircraft-order-indigo-places-order-for-500-airbus-neo-family-planes-8118565.html|access-date=19 June 2023|newspaper=News18|archive-date=19 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619141747/https://www.news18.com/business/largest-aircraft-order-indigo-places-order-for-500-airbus-neo-family-planes-8118565.html|url-status=live}} As of November 2023, IndiGo had a 61.8% domestic market share.{{Cite report|title=November 2023 Domestic Traffic Reports|url=https://stockdiscovery.s3.amazonaws.com/india/company/210/633/DGCA_NOV23.pdf|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=Directorate General of Civil Aviation|page=3}} In December 2023, IndiGo became the first Indian airline to have carried over 100 million passengers in a calendar year.{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Sukalp|title=IndiGo becomes first Indian airline to touch 100 million passengers in a year|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/aviation/indigo-first-indian-airline-100-million-passengers-9073236/|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=18 December 2023|access-date=30 December 2023|archive-date=16 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716125722/https://indianexpress.com/article/business/aviation/indigo-first-indian-airline-100-million-passengers-9073236/|url-status=live}}

In April 2024, it formally entered the wide-body space by placing an order of 30 A350-900s, with 70 options for $5 billion.{{Cite web |date=25 April 2024 |title=IndiGo Orders 30 Firm A350-900 Aircraft |url=https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-enters-the-wide-body-space-with-an-order-for-30-firm-airbus-a350-900-aircraft.html |website=IndiGo |access-date=2 October 2024 |archive-date=9 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009171504/https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-enters-the-wide-body-space-with-an-order-for-30-firm-airbus-a350-900-aircraft.html#:~:text=A350%2D900%20aircraft-,IndiGo%20enters%20the%20wide%2Dbody%20space%20with%20an%20order%20for,Firm%20Airbus%20A350%2D900%20aircraft&text=National%2C%20April%2025%2C%202024%3A,body%20aircraft%20to%20its%20fleet. |url-status=live }} The delivery of these aircraft will commence in 2027.{{Cite news |title=IndiGo CEO says delivery of A350 aircraft will start in 2027 |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/indigo-ceo-says-delivery-of-a350-aircraft-will-start-in-2027-12711793.html}} On 14 November 2024, the airline's first A321neo with IndiGo's new business class product, IndiGoStretch,{{Cite web |title=IndiGoStretch – Book Business Class Flights ... |url=https://www.goindigo.in/indigo-stretch.html}} entered service.{{Cite web |last=Velani |first=Bhavya |date=2024-11-14 |title=IndiGo First Flight with New Business Class, Stretch Takes Off |url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/11/14/indigo-flight-with-business-class-stretch-takes-off/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Aviation A2Z |language=en-US}}

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IndiGo is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.{{cite web|title=Contact us|url=http://www.goindigo.in/contact-us.html|publisher=IndiGo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507104532/https://www.goindigo.in/contact-us.html|archive-date=7 May 2020|access-date=1 September 2017}} The company is publicly listed under the moniker NSE: INDIGO.{{cite web|date=4 May 2023|title=InterGlobe Aviation Limited Share Price|url=https://www.nseindia.com/get-quotes/equity?symbol=INDIGO|access-date=4 May 2023|website=National Stock Exchange of India|archive-date=11 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511002924/https://www.nseindia.com/get-quotes/equity?symbol=INDIGO|url-status=live}}

Twenty dots arranged in the shape of an aircraft serve as the airline's logo.{{cite web|url=https://content.goindigo.in/Information/IndigoExperience#page1|title=IndiGo Experience|publisher=IndiGo|access-date=19 March 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404112124/https://content.goindigo.in/Information/IndigoExperience#page1|url-status=dead}} The airline's primary livery is an indigo and sky blue colour scheme which uses an indigo paint job that starts from the underbody fuselage and continues till the end of the tail section, along with sky blue accents around the fuselage and on the tail.{{Cite web |last=Ros |first=Miquel |date=2023-03-22 |title=New images show first B777-300ER in full IndiGo livery - AeroTime |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/turkish-technic-shares-images-of-first-b777-300er-painted-in-full-indigo-livery |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=www.aerotime.aero |language=en-US}} The winglets and engines of the aircraft are indigo in colour with the airline's link, "goindiGo.in", written on the engines in white in the same font as the IndiGo badging.{{Cite web |title=Sporting IndiGo livery, carrier's first Boeing 777 wide-body aircraft lands in Delhi |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/sporting-indigo-livery-carriers-first-boeing-777-wide-body-aircraft-lands-in-delhi20230528122431/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=ANI News |language=en}} The IndiGo badging is written in the same indigo colour on both sides of the fuselage and the tail.{{Cite web |last=Ros |first=Miquel |date=2023-03-22 |title=New images show first B777-300ER in full IndiGo livery - AeroTime |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/turkish-technic-shares-images-of-first-b777-300er-painted-in-full-indigo-livery |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=www.aerotime.aero |language=en-US}} The airline uses a secondary two-tone blue livery on a white background with the belly of the aircraft painted in indigo with the logo in white.{{Cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-man-behind-indigos-amazing-success/20110208.htm|title=The man behind IndiGo's amazing success|work=Rediff|date=8 February 2011|access-date=19 March 2016|archive-date=30 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330195830/http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-man-behind-indigos-amazing-success/20110208.htm|url-status=live}}

Flight attendants

The flight attendants wear a single-piece navy-blue tunic with a cap and a thin indigo belt.{{cite news|url=http://travel.cnn.com/mumbai/life/brand-story-behind-indigo-044435/|title=The IndiGo brand story|work=CNN|date=17 February 2011|first=Aditi|last=Saxton|access-date=19 March 2016|archive-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329013803/http://travel.cnn.com/mumbai/life/brand-story-behind-indigo-044435/|url-status=live}}

IndiGo became one of the fastest growing low-cost carriers in the world and the largest airline in India. Its success has been attributed to its unique business model which reduces costs. The airline operates a single type of aircraft, the Airbus A320 family, in similar seating configuration which simplifies crew training and maintenance. The airline strikes bulk deals with Airbus, reducing unit costs. The airline targets a quick, 20-minute turn-around time to prepare the aircraft for the next flight, ensuring planes fly about 12 hours per day.{{Cite news|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/features/indigo-operations-in-pictures/story/185133.html|title=Soaring above the rest|first=Vivan|last=Mehta|date=24 June 2012|access-date=19 March 2016|newspaper=Business Today|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020171258/https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/features/indigo-operations-in-pictures/story/185133.html|url-status=live}} Employees share multiple roles with a check-in staff doubling as baggage handlers. In July 2023, Indian aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation imposed a {{INRConvert|30|l}} fine on IndiGo for certain systemic deficiencies concerning documentation pertaining to operations, training, and engineering procedures.{{cite news|last1=The Indian Express|first1=The Indian Express|title=DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh fine on IndiGo|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/dgca-imposes-rs-30-lakh-fine-indigo-8865118/|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=21 November 2023|date=28 July 2023|archive-date=21 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121105832/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/dgca-imposes-rs-30-lakh-fine-indigo-8865118/|url-status=live}} Also, in March 2025, the Income Tax department imposed a penalty of {{INRConvert|944.20|c}} on InterGlobe Aviation, IndiGo's parent company, for the assessment year 2021-22.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-30 |title=Income Tax Department slaps Rs 944.20 crore fine on IndiGo, airline calls it 'erroneous' |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/airlines-aviation-income-tax-department-slaps-rs-944-20-crore-fine-on-indigo-airline-calls-it-erroneous-3793400/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}

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{{Main|List of IndiGo destinations}}

{{As of|2025|05}}, IndiGo operates more than 2,200 daily flights to 125 destinations, 91 in India and 34 abroad.{{cite news|date=17 February 2023|title=IndiGo is back with a bang, looking to start flights to many international destinations: CEO Pieter Elbers|newspaper=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/indigo-is-back-with-a-bang-looking-to-start-flights-to-many-international-destinations-ceo-pieter-elbers/articleshow/98000143.cms?from=mdr|access-date=3 July 2023|issn=0013-0389|archive-date=3 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703081512/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/indigo-is-back-with-a-bang-looking-to-start-flights-to-many-international-destinations-ceo-pieter-elbers/articleshow/98000143.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}{{cite press release|title=Jaffna Joins IndiGo's Global Network as its 34th International Destination with Direct Flights from Chennai|url=https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-announces-jaffna-as-its-34-th-international-destination-with-direct-flights-from-chennai.html|work=IndiGo|date=1 August 2024|access-date=1 September 2024|language=en|archive-date=1 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901061440/https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-announces-jaffna-as-its-34-th-international-destination-with-direct-flights-from-chennai.html|url-status=live}} Its main hub is at Delhi,{{cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/indigo-6e|title=Profile on IndiGo|publisher=CAPA|access-date=19 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317092308/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/indigo-6e|archive-date=17 March 2016}} with additional bases at Bengaluru,{{cite news|date=16 February 2016|title=IndiGo adds to Bengaluru base|url=http://www.anna.aero/2016/02/16/indigo-adds-to-bengaluru-base/|work=Anna.aero|access-date=3 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409095339/http://www.anna.aero/2016/02/16/indigo-adds-to-bengaluru-base/|archive-date=9 April 2016}} Chennai,{{cite news|date=17 December 2014|title=IndiGo commences seventh route to Dubai|url=http://www.anna.aero/2014/12/17/indigo-commences-7-route-to-dubai/|work=Anna.aero|access-date=3 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919130636/http://www.anna.aero/2014/12/17/indigo-commences-7-route-to-dubai/|archive-date=19 September 2016}} Hyderabad,{{cite news|date=6 August 2014|title=IndiGo starts new domestic route from Hyderabad|url=http://www.anna.aero/2014/08/06/indigo-starts-new-domestic-route-hyderabad/|work=Anna.aero|access-date=3 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919130641/http://www.anna.aero/2014/08/06/indigo-starts-new-domestic-route-hyderabad/|archive-date=19 September 2016}} Kolkata, Mumbai, and Kochi.{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/international-flights/kochi-to-kuwait-flights.html|title=IndiGo starting Kochi-Kuwait flights|publisher=IndiGo|access-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220119114115/https://www.goindigo.in/international-flights/kochi-to-kuwait-flights.html|archive-date=19 January 2022}} In January 2011, IndiGo received a license to operate international flights after completing five years of operations.{{cite news|title=IndiGo Airlines to fly to Dubai, Bangkok, Singapore from September|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-06-14/news/29657072_1_indigo-president-aditya-ghosh-aircraft-cabin-crew|newspaper=The Economic Times|location=New Delhi|date=14 June 2011|access-date=22 February 2012|archive-date=2 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102160202/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-06-14/news/29657072_1_indigo-president-aditya-ghosh-aircraft-cabin-crew|url-status=dead}} IndiGo's first international service was launched between New Delhi and Dubai on 1 September 2011.{{cite news|last1=Hashim|first1=Firdaus|title=IndiGo launches its first international flight|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indigo-launches-its-first-international-flight-361551/|work=FlightGlobal|date=2 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601000149/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indigo-launches-its-first-international-flight-361551/|archive-date=1 June 2018|location=Singapore}}{{cite news|title=IndiGo to launch international flights from Sept. 1|first=Vinay|last=Kumar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/indigo-to-launch-international-flights-from-sept-1/article2104373.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 June 2011|access-date=22 February 2012|archive-date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303131336/http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/indigo-to-launch-international-flights-from-sept-1/article2104373.ece|url-status=live}} The airline announced that it will expand its international destinations to Bishkek and Siem Reap, among many others in southeastern and central Asia and eastern Africa, to increase its global presence. It is also requesting for slots in Amsterdam, London, Manchester, Paris and other European cities, as part of its expansion plan.{{Cite web |title=IndiGo to commence flights to Siem Reap soon| website=The Times of India| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/new-flight-to-link-kolkata-with-cambodia-temple-town-siem-reap/articleshow/117607980.cms}}{{cite news|url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/indigo-plans-major-international-expansion-with-new-direct-flights-to-amsterdam-wet-lease-of-boeing-787-dreamliners-and-future-airbus-a350-deliveries-for-enhanced-long-haul-operations/|title=Indigo's European expansion}}

IndiGo codeshares with the following airlines:

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• Air France{{cite news|author1=Hannah Brandler|title=Air France-KLM signs codeshare agreement with Indigo Airlines|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/12/26/air-france-klm-signs-codeshare-agreement-with-indigo-airlines/|magazine=Business Traveller|publisher=Perry Publications|location=London|date=26 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=26 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926054023/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/12/26/air-france-klm-signs-codeshare-agreement-with-indigo-airlines/|url-status=live}}
• American Airlines{{cite news|title=India nonstops on the way, American Airlines codeshares with IndiGo for India connections|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-nonstops-on-the-way-american-airlines-codeshares-with-indigo-for-india-connections/articleshow/86584787.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=28 September 2021|access-date=28 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928121047/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-nonstops-on-the-way-american-airlines-codeshares-with-indigo-for-india-connections/articleshow/86584787.cms|url-status=live}}
• British Airways{{cite news|title=British Airways signs new codeshare with IndiGo|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2023/09/25/british-airways-signs-new-codeshare-with-indigo/|access-date=25 September 2023|publisher=Business Traveller|language=en-GB|archive-date=25 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925192738/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2023/09/25/british-airways-signs-new-codeshare-with-indigo/|url-status=live}}
• Garuda Indonesia{{cite news|url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/route-planning-and-tourism/indigo-and-garuda-indonesia-announce-codeshare-partnership|title=IndiGo and Garuda Indonesia announce codeshare partnership|last=|first=|work=timesaerospace.aero|publisher=|location=|access-date=3 June 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/nri/visit/indigo-and-garuda-indonesia-sign-codeshare-agreement-to-expand-india-indonesia-connectivity/articleshow/121595571.cms|title=IndiGo and Garuda Indonesia sign codeshare agreement to expand India-Indonesia connectivity|last=|first=|work=m.economictimes|publisher=|location=|access-date=3 June 2025}}
• Japan Airlines{{Cite web |date=3 June 2024 |title=Japan Airlines and IndiGo Agree on Codeshare Partnership |url=https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/japan-airlines-and-indigo-agree-on-codeshare-partnership.html |access-date=10 October 2024 |website=IndiGo}}
• KLM
• Malaysia Airlines{{cite web|url=https://www.ttgasia.com/2024/04/08/malaysia-airlines-indigo-boost-connectivity-with-codeshare-partnership/|title=Malaysia airlines Indigo boost connectivity with codeshare|date=8 April 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=TTG Asia|archive-date=23 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423062057/https://www.ttgasia.com/2024/04/08/malaysia-airlines-indigo-boost-connectivity-with-codeshare-partnership/#:~:text=Malaysia%20Airlines%20and%20IndiGo%20have,travels%20between%20Malaysia%20and%20India/|url-status=live}}
• Qantas{{cite news|date=8 April 2022|title=Qantas and Jetstar expand Sydney gateway with new direct flights to India and Korea|url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-and-jetstar-expand-sydney-gateway-with-new-direct-flights-to-india-and-korea|access-date=8 April 2022|publisher=Qantas|archive-date=2 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102152922/https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-and-jetstar-expand-sydney-gateway-with-new-direct-flights-to-india-and-korea|url-status=live}}
• Qatar Airways{{cite press release|url=https://www.qatarairways.com/en/press-releases/2019/November/IndiGo.html?activeTag=Press-releases&CID=SMALL0678502232000000001105|title=Qatar Airways and IndiGo Sign Codeshare Agreement|access-date=1 December 2023|date=7 November 2019|publisher=Qatar Airways|archive-date=2 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102152927/https://www.qatarairways.com/en/press-releases/2019/November/IndiGo.html?activeTag=Press-releases&CID=SMALL0678502232000000001105|url-status=live}}
• Turkish Airlines{{cite news|last1=Hofmann|first1=Kurt|title=India's IndiGo, Turkish Airlines agree to codeshare|url=http://atwonline.com/airlines/india-s-indigo-turkish-airlines-agree-codeshare|publisher=Air Transport World|date=4 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108031946/http://atwonline.com/airlines/india-s-indigo-turkish-airlines-agree-codeshare|archive-date=8 January 2019}}
• Virgin Atlantic{{cite press release|url=https://corporate.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/media/press-releases/Indigo-codeshare-agreement.html|title=Virgin Atlantic IndiGo codeshare agreement|publisher=Virgin Atlantic|date=1 September 2022|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=17 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217100626/https://corporate.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/media/press-releases/Indigo-codeshare-agreement.html|url-status=live}}

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{{Main|IndiGo fleet}}

{{As of|2025|3}}, IndiGo operates a fleet of 437 aircraft.{{cite web|title=About us|url=https://www.goindigo.in/about-us.html|publisher=IndiGo|access-date=20 May 2025}} It has a majority-Airbus fleet with aircraft ranging from turboprop regional aircraft ATR 72-600, to narrow-body aircraft Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321neo, to wide-body aircraft consisting of two wet-leased Boeing 777s from Turkish Airlines.{{cite news|last=Ajay|url=https://livefromalounge.com/indigos-first-777-in-own-livery-arrives-in-india/|title=IndiGo's first 777 in own livery arrives in India|work=Live from a Lounge|date=30 May 2023|access-date=24 January 2025|language=en}} IndiGo made a wet-lease agreement with Norse Atlantic for 6 Boeing 787s, with its inaugural flight on 1 March 2025.{{cite news| url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/05/09/indigo-to-lease-2-more-787s-from-norse-atlantic/ |title=Indigo's wet-leased 787 Dreamliners}} It has also wet-leased Boeing 737 MAX from Qatar Airways and Corendon Airlines, as well as the Airbus A320 from Smartlynx Airlines and Freebird Airlines, to meet the rapidly-growing demand and traffic and to cope up with aircraft groundings due to supply-chain constraints.{{cite news|url=https://aviationnexus.com/indigo-airlines-wet-leases-four-airbus-a320s-from-freebird/|title=IndiGo Airlines Wet Leases Four Airbus A320s from Freebird|work=Aviation Nexus|date=9 January 2025|access-date=24 January 2025|language=en}}{{cite news|last=Velani|first=Bhavya|url=https://aviationnexus.com/indigo-airlines-wet-leases-four-airbus-a320s-from-freebird/|title=IndiGo Wet Leases More 737 MAX Amid Airbus Planes Grounding|work=Aviation A2Z|date=10 December 2024|access-date=24 January 2025|language=en}} Otherwise, its own upcoming wide-body type will consist of the Airbus A350-900 from 2027, with plans for more narrow-body aircraft orders to further expand its global outreach.{{cite news|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/indigo-enters-wide-body-space-by-placing-order-for-30-airbus-a350-900-aircraft-12708198.html|title=IndiGo enters wide-body space by placing order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft|work=Moneycontrol|access-date=24 January 2025|archive-date=25 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425115429/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/indigo-enters-wide-body-space-by-placing-order-for-30-airbus-a350-900-aircraft-12708198.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Velani|first=Bhavya|url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/10/28/indigo-eyes-new-narrowbody-order/|title=IndiGo Airlines Eyes New Narrowbody Order and its [sic] Not Airbus A320|work=Aviation A2Z|date=28 October 2024|access-date=24 January 2025|language=en}}

IndiGo also has three Airbus A321 freighter variants as part of its dedicated subsidiary, IndiGo CarGo, for cargo operations.{{cite press release|title=IndiGo cargo inducts the first A321 P2F freighter|url=https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-cargo-live-inducts-the-first-a321-p2f-freighter.html|publisher=IndiGo|date=4 October 2023|access-date=24 January 2025|archive-date=17 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217104139/https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-cargo-live-inducts-the-first-a321-p2f-freighter.html|url-status=live}}

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IndiGo mainly offers economy class seating.{{Cite web |title=Seat map and aircraft information - IndiGo |url=https://www.goindigo.in/aircraft-and-fleet.html}} IndiGo provides nuts with meals or drinks in all of its flights.{{Cite web |title=Snacks, Food Menu, Beverages – IndiGo |url=https://www.goindigo.in/add-on-services/food-menu.html}} While it has a buy-on board in-flight meal programme, no hot meals are available as, to minimise costs, IndiGo aircraft are not equipped with ovens.{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/business/2024/08/22/indias-largest-airline-is-flying-high|title=India's largest airline is flying high|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=26 August 2024|archive-date=25 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825202146/https://www.economist.com/business/2024/08/22/indias-largest-airline-is-flying-high|url-status=live}}{{Failed verification|date=August 2024}} However, hot drinks, heated meals, and instant meals prepared with hot water like instant noodles, upma, poha, and sandwiches are available.{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/content/dam/indigov2/6e-website/food-menu/6E-Tiffin.pdf|title=6E Eats|publisher=IndiGo|access-date=26 August 2024|archive-date=26 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826105752/https://www.goindigo.in/content/dam/indigov2/6e-website/food-menu/6E-Tiffin.pdf|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Snacks, Food Menu, Beverages – IndiGo |url=https://www.goindigo.in/add-on-services/food-menu.html}} No in-flight entertainment is available; Hello 6E is IndiGo's in-flight magazine.{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/5DaJcaw9ivPEZE3DJHklIO/Coffee-with-6E.html|title=Coffee with 6E|newspaper=Mint|access-date=19 March 2016|date=26 October 2015|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309200833/http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/5DaJcaw9ivPEZE3DJHklIO/Coffee-with-6E.html|url-status=live}} IndiGo offers multiple premium services, such as 6E Upgrade and Super 6E Fare, where the passengers can avail a pre-assigned seat, multiple cancellations, free snacks, priority check-in at a higher fare, and extra baggage allowance.{{cite web|url=https://content.goindigo.in/Corporate/landingpage11|title=IndiGo 6E Plus|publisher=IndiGo|access-date=13 March 2016|archive-date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126102452/https://content.goindigo.in/Corporate/landingpage11|url-status=dead}} In September 2019, the company announced a tie-up with SonyLIV, an on-demand video app, to provide passengers with entertainment options aboard flights and at the airport.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indigo-to-stream-inflight-entertainment-content-on-domestic-flights-soon-ties-up-with-sony/articleshow/70987808.cms|title=IndiGo ties up with Sony to offer entertainment content to flyers|newspaper=The Times of India|date=5 September 2019|access-date=5 September 2019|archive-date=30 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930142342/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indigo-to-stream-inflight-entertainment-content-on-domestic-flights-soon-ties-up-with-sony/articleshow/70987808.cms|url-status=live}}

In 2024, they launched IndiGoStretch, business class seats.{{Cite web |title=IndiGo's tailor-made business product - IndiGoStretch |url=https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-s-tailor-made-business-product-indigostretch-lands-in-india.html#:~:text=National%2C%20October%2031%2C%202024:,on%20the%20Delhi%2DMumbai%20route.}} Benefits include complimentary meals, advance seat selection, and zero convenience fee as standard. Customers can avail more benefits by opting for the IndiGoStretch+ fare.

On May 21, 2025, an IndiGo Airlines flight 6E2142 carrying 227 passengers from Delhi to Srinagar encountered severe turbulence when a sudden hailstorm struck near its destination causing panic among those onboard. The pilot declared an emergency and landed the aircraft at the Srinagar International Airport without any reported injuries. Though the aircraft suffered visible damage to the nose due to the mid-air turbulence and was declared 'Aircraft on Ground' for urgent repairs. The passengers described it as a near-death experience.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-23 |title=IndiGo Delhi Srinagar flight: Pakistan rejected pilot's request to use its airspace to avoid turbulence, says report - BusinessToday |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/indigo-delhi-srinagar-flight-pakistan-rejected-pilots-request-to-use-its-airspace-to-avoid-turbulence-says-report-477436-2025-05-23 |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=Business Today |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Chandra |first=Jagriti |date=2025-05-23 |title=IndiGo flight turbulance: India and Pakistan rejected pilot’s request to use Pak airspace |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-srinagar-indigo-flight-pakistan-rejected-pilots-request-to-use-airspace-to-avoid-turbulence/article69609213.ece |access-date=2025-05-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

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