The airline added that it is committed to take all precautionary measures for a contactless and hassle-free travel experience for its passengers.
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IndiGo Delhi-Mumbai flight makes mid-air ‘turn back’
New Delhi: Budget carrier IndiGo’s Delhi-Mumbai flight had to perform a mid-air “turn back” manoeuvre due to excessive vibration from the aircraft’s engine number two, industry insiders privy to the development said on Friday. However, an airline official said that the aircraft had suffered a bird hit en-route from Delhi[Read More…]
IndiGo is the worst performing carrier for consumers: Parliamentary Panel
IndiGo has been termed as the worst performing carrier for consumers, while Air India provides the best luggage policy, said a parliamentary panel headed by Trinamool Congress leader, Derek O’Brien. According to MP Derek O’Brien, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture had taken a strong notice of[Read More…]
Mumbai-Lucknow IndiGo flight grounded after bomb threat alert
Mumbai, An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Lucknow via Delhi was grounded after a woman passenger alerted the Mumbai Airport authorities of an alleged bomb threat on Saturday, official sources said. The passenger, identified as Uma Narayan Kannadasan, 41, who was travelling to New Delhi on a GoAir flight G8-329,[Read More…]
Kerala: Flight cancels after anxious passenger opened emergency door
Kochi: A domestic flight had to be rolled back after an anxious passenger opened one of the emergency doors of an aircraft. The aircraft belongs to India’s largest airlines, IndiGo. Reportedly, one of the passengers in the flight Ashiq Naushad seemed to have gone into a panicky mode after noticing[Read More…]
IndiGo makes Web Check-in a paid service for all seats
IndiGo, a low-cost airline, has just made all the web check-ins chargeable. The carrier has said that the check-ins done at the airport will remain free. The cost of online seat selection will cost one between Rs 100 and Rs 800 on the basis of one’s requirement. Various factors such[Read More…]
Gurugram: IndiGo employee commits suicide in guest house, probe underway
A 35-year-old IndiGo Airlines employee, identified as Mausami Gautam, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at a guest house in Gurugram’s Sushant Lok on Thursday night. The deceased hailing from Assam, was working with the airlines’ security wing. She Mausami was married and had an eight-year-old daughter. Mausami was[Read More…]
OYO Hotels names Aditya Ghosh as South Asia CEO
New Delhi: OYO Hotels on Thursday announced the appointment of Aditya Ghosh, who headed the budget carrier IndiGo as its President until July, as the company’s CEO for India and South Asia, with effect from December 1. “Aditya is entrusted with the responsibility to oversee and grow OYO Hotels business[Read More…]
IndiGo to commence Bengaluru-Hong Kong flights from December
New Delhi: Low-cost passenger carrier IndiGo wil operate daily non-stop flight between Hong Kong and Bengaluru effective December 11, 2018. “We are delighted to announce Hong Kong as the 15th destination in our international portfolio. One of the world’s biggest financial hubs, Hong Kong constitutes a strategic market for us,”[Read More…]
IndiGo reports system failure at all airports, asks passengers to cooperate
Taking it to the official Twitter account on Sunday afternoon, IndiGo airline announced that it’s systems were down at all airports and asked passengers to stay patient as counters would be more crowded than usual. The airlines tweeted regarding the technical glitch and shared contact details seeking passenger co-operation. #6ETravelAdvisory:[Read More…]
IndiGo, GoAir offer low-fare tickets for September-March travel
Budget carriers IndiGo and GoAir on Monday offered low-fare tickets for travel during September 2018 to March 2019. Under the IndiGo offer, fares would start from Rs 999 and the tickets would be available from September 3 to 6, the airline said in a statement on Monday. The airline would[Read More…]
IndiGo 12th anniversary sale offer: Fly for Rs 1,212
To mark its 12th anniversary, IndiGo on Tuesday announced its biggest sale ever with fares as low as Rs 1,212. In a four-day special sale, from July 10 to 13, the airline company will offer 12 lakh seats at a discount of up to 25% for travel between July 25 and March[Read More…]
IndiGo to levy fuel surcharge as jet fuel prices soar
Budget passenger carrier IndiGo on Tuesday said that it has decided to reintroduce fuel surcharge on the back of a sharp uptick in the price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF). According to the company, it will reintroduce fuel surcharge on domestic flights effective from May 30, 2018. The development assumes significance as jet fuel represents around 40 per[Read More…]
IndiGo’s President Ghosh resigns, company appoints Bhatia as interim CEO
New Delhi: Budget passenger carrier IndiGo’s President Aditya Ghosh on Friday resigned after a decade of piloting the airline to attain the dominant share of the country’s civil aviation market. As per a company statement, Ghosh “is resigning from the post of President of IndiGo effective July 31, 2018 and as[Read More…]
IndiGo deplanes doctor for complaining of mosquitoes, minister orders probe
New Delhi/Lucknow: The Union government on Tuesday ordered a probe into an incident of deplaning of a passenger by budget carrier IndiGo after he complained about mosquitoes in the aircraft. The passenger, identified as Saurabh Rai — a “reputed doctor” from Lucknow who works for the Narayan Hospital in Bengaluru, was[Read More…]
IndiGo’s A320 Neo withdrawn on defect report after flight
New Delhi: Budget carrier IndiGo Airlines announced on Sunday that it A320 Neo aircraft that operated on the Bengaluru-Delhi route earlier in the day was withdrawn here for a maintenance check to attend to a reported defect. The airline, in a statement, described the exercise as a maintenance check that was[Read More…]
Will shift operations partially to IGI T2 in coming weeks: IndiGo
New Delhi: Low cost carrier IndiGo on Saturday said it accepts the Supreme Court’s decision regarding partial shifting of operations to Terminal 2 of IGI airport here and would implement the order in the coming weeks. The apex court on Friday rejected the airline’s plea challenging a Delhi High Court[Read More…]
Delhi HC upholds order on shifting IndiGo’s operations
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld its order which dismissed airline IndiGo’s plea against DIAL’s decision to shift a part of its operations from Terminal 1 to the newly opened Terminal 2 of the IGI here. IndiGo, India’s biggest airline by market share, had approached the court challenging[Read More…]
Passenger manhandling case: IndiGo breaks down tarmac terror; here’s what it has to say!
A day after being slammed for manhandling a passenger, IndiGo has presented its version of the entire incident. While the video shows the passenger was being manhandled by the IndiGo staff, the airline has added a new twist saying the apparent whistleblower, who shot the video, was the main culprit[Read More…]
Government seeks report from IndiGo over passenger manhandling
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Tuesday said that a detailed report has been sought from budget carrier IndiGo regarding the incident at Delhi airport last month, when a passenger was manhandled by the airline’s staff. The incident which took place on October 15 surfaced on[Read More…]
Air India, Indigo lift flying ban on TDP MP, Diwakar Reddy
Indigo Airlines has lifted the flying ban on Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP, JC Diwakar Reddy with immediate effect on Wednesday. Following the action, Air India also lifted the ban. Both Indigo and Air India had earlier barred Reddy from boarding their carrier’s because of his ruthless behavior with the staff.[Read More…]
IndiGo to acquire Air India’s international ops, Air India Express
IndiGo on Thursday has said that it is planning to start low-cost long haul international flights. It is also planning to buy Air India’s overseas operations. A week after expressing interest in buying out the operations of debt-laden Air India, IndiGo’s founders, Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal, laid out the[Read More…]
Woman accuses co-passenger of harassment, says ‘unzipped’ pants, made lewd gestures
A woman filed a complaint against a man for allegedly harassing and mistreating her in an IndiGo flight on Sunday. The woman and the accused were on a flight from Hyderabad to Delhi. In her complaint, the woman said that just after she took her seat in the flight, her[Read More…]
TDP Diwakar Reddy ‘serial offender’; should be blacklisted from Parliament too: Congress
The Congress Party said Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP JC Diwakar should be blacklisted by the Parliament given his streak of violations, a day after IndiGo and Air India banned Reddy for creating turmoil at the Visakhapatnam airport. “Reddy has turned up to be a serial offender. It is important[Read More…]
Indigo announces Summer Sale, fares starting at Rs 899
Low-cost carrier Indigo on Monday announced its ‘Summer Sale’ with fares starting as low as Rs 899 on select domestic routes. The offer opens from May 8 and will be available till May 10, Indigo said in s statement. Notably, the offer is valid for bookings made 20 days prior[Read More…]