IndiGo Flight Status

History of Indigo

IndiGo was founded in 2006, with its headquarters located at Gurgaon, India. It was founded by Rahul Bhatia of InterGlobe Enterprises and Rakesh Gangwal, a United States-based expatriate Indian as a private company and is the largest passenger airline in India with a domestic market share of 48.1% in June 2019. IndiGo is an Indian low-cost carrier and is the largest individual Asian low-cost carrier based in passenger carried and its jet fleet size, and the seventh-largest airline in Asia by passengers carried.

IndiGo placed the order of its first aircraft in June 2005 and received its first A320 in July 2006. The airline commenced its operations on August 2016, a month after it receives its first aircraft.

IndiGo received its license to operate international flights in January 2011, after completing five years of its operations. IndiGo’s first international flight, happened on September 1, 2011, between New Delhi and Dubai.

IndiGo Fleet

IndiGo fleet operates 238 aircraft that only offers economy class seating. ATR 42/72, Airbus A320, and Airbus A321 are the aircraft types that are being flown by the carrier. IndiGo’s fleet has an average fleet age of 5.6 years.

IndiGo Interesting Facts

To ensure that the airline is constantly replacing its aircraft, IndiGo uses six-year sale and leaseback agreements that prevent them to do overall checks and major repairs. This strategy helps the airline gain winning awards worldwide.

Compared to other airlines in India, IndiGo has the lowest number of complaints per passenger and has the minimum number of flights cancellation, as well.

IndiGo was awarded as 3^rd Best Low-Cost Airlines in Asia in 2019 and was ranked 8^th Best in the world by Skytrax World Airline Awards.

IndiGo Flight Status: Arrival and Departure

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IndiGo Destinations

IndiGo operates flights to more than 70 airports with 56 domestic and 17 international destinations. It operates more than 1,400 flights daily with its primary hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, and bases at Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Jaipur, and Ahmedabad. IndiGo also has a codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines that lets them operate to international destinations including Athens, Budapest, Brussels, Tel Aviv, Malta, Paris, Dublin, Copenhagen, Prague, Vienna, Zurich, and Amsterdam.

IndiGo operating bases and hubs