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747-237 · Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 4:07 pm Post subject:

IndiGo Mumbai – Dubai May – July 2014 Service Reductions

IndiGo from 01MAY14 to 20JUL14 is temporary reducing Mumbai – Dubai service, where it’ll operate 1 daily flight instead of 2. The airline will operate daytime service only during this period.

6E963 BOM0840 – 1025DXB 320 D
6E964 DXB1125 – 1600BOM 320 D

The airline’s remaining Dubai service from Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram remains unchanged in terms of frequencies. There are some schedule variations as a result of Dubai International Airport’s runway maintenance project, while flight numbers to/from Dubai will temporary changes from 6E001-099 to 6E901-999 series.

Source: Airlineroute.net

747-237 · Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 5:39 pm Post subject:

http://profit.ndtv.com/news/corporates/article-qatar-airways-interested-in-indigo-stake-ceo-387443

Qatar Airways Interested in IndiGo stake: CEO

May 05, 2014

Qatar Airways' chief executive officer (CEO) said on Monday that the airline was interested in taking a stake in India's IndiGo airline.

747-237 · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 10:20 pm Post subject:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/IndiGo-offers-group-discount-for-families/articleshow/34744337.cms

IndiGo offers group discount for families

IndiGo, on Tuesday announced discount of up to 25% to any booking of family of four to nine members. The discount can be availed by using a common booking PNR.

The offer is valid for all IndiGo's domestic flights.

"Passengers will be able to book family fares by checking-in the 'Family Fare' tab on home page of www.goindigo.in. Partial cancellation of passenger(s) booked under this fare will be possible with the normal cancellation fee, and similarly changes in the flights for one or more passengers are possible with upon the payment of the normal change fee," an airline statement said.

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HAWK21M · Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 3:01 pm Post subject:

Airworks in hosur has EASA/DGCA approval for A320/B737.....I guess it goes down to costs.....
currently only Bluedart/DHL and 9W are carrying out inhouse major maintenance.
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shivendrashukla · Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 9:44 am Post subject:

IndiGo starts direct import of jet fuel

Spiderguy252 · Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 10:11 am Post subject:

^I don't know whether that's ingenious or not; there must be a solid reason why the other carriers in the market haven't opted for the same in all these years of operations.

Either it's not worth the hassle - the fuel isn't too much cheaper, or there have been regulatory prohibitions on the direct import of jetfuel which might have been recently lifted in the last interim budget, or the like.
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IndiGo starts carrying nylon arrestors, SpiceJet reviewing process for unruly passengers
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16-May-2014 9:36 AM
IndiGo has started carrying nylon arrestors to restrain unruly passengers, with SpiceJet also reportedly reviewing its processes after an increase in unruly passengers (Live Mint, 15-May-2014). IndiGo confirmed that it has started carrying Tuff-Ties and maintained that “the Tokyo convention of 1975 empowers the commander of the flight to take extreme measures in order to protect the safety of the aircraft and its passengers, crew and cargo. Hence, the decision to handcuff a passenger is not privy to litigation”. SpiceJet COO Sanjiv Kapoor, commenting on disruptive passenger behaviour, commented: “It certainly happens more than it should...In the West, it is usually due to drunkenness. In India, it is more to do with passengers simply not willing to follow crew instructions, or accept crew explanations for whatever situation is at hand, whether it is a delay or any other issue, passengers tend to create a scene".

HAWK21M · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 1:57 pm Post subject:

Tie wraps are very effective...........for troublesome pax.
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747-237 · Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 9:19 pm Post subject:

http://profit.ndtv.com/news/industries/article-indigo-retains-number-1-domestic-carrier-spot-spicejet-4th-388903

IndiGo Retains Number 1 Domestic Carrier Spot

May 20, 2014

IndiGo maintained its lead in Indian aviation sector cornering over 30 per cent market share, as all Indian carriers together flew 53.18 lakh passengers in April this year as against 52.88 lakh in March.

IndiGo has a market share of 31.6 per cent, followed by Jet Airways-JetLite combine with 21.8 per cent and Air India with 18.3, latest Indian air traffic data showed.

SpiceJet was in the fourth place with a 17.9 per cent market share, GoAir had 9.5 per cent and AirCosta 0.8.

Total passengers ferried by all domestic airlines between January-April grew to 206.99 lakh as against 202.90 lakh during the same period last year, recording a growth of little over two per cent.

IndiGo carried the maximum number of 16.8 lakh passengers, followed by Jet Airways-JetLite combine with 11.62 lakh, Air India (Domestic) 9.74 lakh, SpiceJet 9.5 lakh, GoAir 5.07 lakh and Vijayawada-based new regional airline AirCosta 45,000, the data collected by DGCA showed.

AirCosta, which flies to nine destinations with four aircraft, led in the passenger load factor figures (or average percentage of seats filled per aircraft) with 77.8 per cent, with IndiGo following it at 76.9 per cent, GoAir with 76.1, JetLite with 76 and Air India and SpiceJet with 73.3 each.

747-237 · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:42 am Post subject:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indigo-may-fly-on-oneworld-alliance/article6075714.ece

IndiGo may fly on Oneworld Alliance

June 2

One World Alliance may soon have IndiGo under its wing. If this happens, IndiGo will be the second Indian airline, after Air India, to join a global alliance.

“We are actually a lead alliance in terms of revenue from the Indian market because of British Airways, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific and Sri Lankan Airways as our members. People do ask me, ‘are you going to add Indian airlines’ and my answer is ‘maybe’,” Bruce Ashby, CEO of One World Alliance, told Business Line, without naming IndiGo.

Ashby, who headed IndiGo some years ago, said: “We have no announcement to make to you today. We are looking at it.”

Nimish · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:03 pm Post subject:

^^ There were also some noises about QR being interested in 6E - which would tie in with the Oneworld theme. Big decisions for 6E mgmt to make Smile

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747-237 · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:04 pm Post subject:

IndiGo is the World’s eleventh cheapest airline, according to this :

World’s cheapest airline revealed

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/worlds-cheapest-airline-revealed/story-fn6yjmoc-1226958776174

747-237 · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:09 pm Post subject:

IndiGo plans to hit the IPO market by Q3 FY14: Sources

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/indigo-plans-to-hit-the-ipo-market-by-q3-fy14-sources/articleshow/36825704.cms

747-237 · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 5:52 am Post subject:

IndiGo is expected to launch an order for 200-250 new aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show in July and possibly conduct an IPO later in the year, says aviation consultancy CAPA.

http://firstbiz.firstpost.com/corporate/indigo-may-order-200-250-new-aircraft-launch-ipo-year-says-capa-89071.html

IndiGo's six aircraft arriving in the market by March 2015 are the only serious capacity addition by an existing airline.

http://firstbiz.firstpost.com/corporate/indigo-only-airline-to-opt-for-aggressive-expansion-is-it-anticipating-a-gold-rush-89103.html

shivendrashukla · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:46 pm Post subject:

I was wondering if 6E has ordered A321? If so, when will they be delivered?

747-237 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:59 pm Post subject:

shivendrashukla · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:30 pm Post subject:

747-237 · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:24 pm Post subject:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Nagpur/IndiGo-to-park-four-planes-at-Nagpur-airport/articleshow/38009440.cms

IndiGo to park four planes at Nagpur airport

Jul 8, 2014

IndiGo has decided to start using Nagpur's Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport as the base for four of its aircraft and park them overnight in the city. It will become the first airline to do so once it starts using the parking bays from January 2015 providing a boost to local aviation scene.

It will begin with one aircraft in January and will add another three aircraft over the year. Senior airport director P Anil Kumar said, "We got the intimation from the airline that they want to use four parking bays as base for their aircraft. We have already given all clearances required."

IndiGo was yet to respond to texts from TOI about the development. The night parking at Nagpur airport has been made available free by the airport operator MIHAN India Limited (MIL), the airline will have to pay parking charges according to the type of the aircraft if it chooses to use the parking bays in the day time also.

There are 17 bays available at Nagpur airport, 12 of which are near the terminal building. Of these, two are accessible from aerobridges too. The remaining five are remote parking bays situated away from the terminal building. IndiGo has been allotted four of these remote five.

The development is expected to be a major step in development of the airport and add vitality to local aviation sector. "When airline is basing its aircraft here, its staff would also need accommodation and other facilities. This will increase all types of business here," said an airport official. The airline might either base its crew here or make overnight arrangements for them in the city.

Kumar said, "More sectors might open up following this. Also, there will be early morning and late night flights connecting the city to major metros. Nagpurians will be able to go to these places, finish their work and return home the same day."

Nimish · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:01 pm Post subject:

^^ This is good news for Nagpur - will allow for convenient same day return trips from at least 4 cities! NAG is also a super central place should 6E ever think of buying regional planes...
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ameya · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:47 am Post subject:

Allow me to be skeptical but I assume they have only taken permission to import planes.

Everytime an import of aircraft permission is to be processed and registration of aircraft to be finalized - known as CofR (Certificate of Registration), the application should contain the routes on which the aircraft will fly and where will it be at night.

A very standard way of doing it is to give some typical metro to tier 3 routes which are not in Cat 2 or 2a and are not slot constrained. For the night parking - now that BOM is full, DEL nearly full and so is the case with BLR HYD MAA CCU, airlines were requesting AMD / JAI as locations of parking. More or less, these places are full too hence newer places will have to be explored.

Closer to arrival of planes, there would be more capacity at metro airports and airlines will diver the planes to be parked at metro airports even if they get a 5:30am slot because even then the pax available will be more.

Nagpur MIHAN would have excited at this possibility and leaked the news and hence IndiGo might not be responding
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Nimish · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:19 pm Post subject:

^^ Interesting - so you're saying that 6E might not actually want to base at NAG - this is a placeholder for the a/c import application. Well - too bad for NAG then Sad

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747-237 · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:03 pm Post subject:

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/breaking-news/transport/indias-indigo-talks-airbus-us206b-order-20140710

India's IndiGo in talks with Airbus for US$20.6b order

July 10, 2014

IndiGo is in talks with Airbus Group to order 200 additional A320neo jets valued at about US$20.6 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the plans.

The deal may be announced as early as next week at the Farnborough International Airshow, Bloomberg reported, adding that while IndiGo has talked with Boeing Co, the airline's preference is to stick with Airbus.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/10/uk-airbus-group-orders-idUKKBN0FF0P020140710

Airbus denies $20 billion IndiGo jet deal report

Jul 10, 2014

Airbus denied a report on Thursday of an imminent deal to sell 200 aircraft to Indian airline IndiGo.

"Rumours of a deal are unfounded," an Airbus spokesman told Reuters, but added, "We are always in talks with our customers."

747-237 · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:09 pm Post subject:

http://netindian.in/news/2014/07/10/00029748/low-cost-carrier-indigo-introduces-advance-pass-early-check-its-website

IndiGo introduces "Advance Pass" for early check-in on its website

July 10, 2014

Low-cost carrier IndiGo has introduced "Advance Pass", permanent early check-in fature on its website for passengers.

A press release from the airline said that, under the free of charge service, the passenger will be checked in and receive the boarding pass in their mail inbox 48 hours prior to the departure.

The passenger will be required to print the boarding pass before arriving at the airport for a hassle free experience. However, in case they are unable to print the pass, they can collect the boarding pass from the airport by following a regular queue.

The passengers can also drop their bags at the bag drop counters which are available at major airports, the release said.

“At IndiGo we are constantly striving to make our passenger experience courteous and hassle free. We have been the first in many domains be it the boarding ramps, the Stairlifts and now the Advance Pass. The objective behind this initiative is to make the journey of passengers more hassle free by reducing the wait time for check-in," Mr. Aditya Ghosh, President, IndiGo said.

"At IndiGo, we are overwhelmed by the encouragement we get from our fliers. As we continue to grow and consolidate our position as the market leader, we realize that we also have the power to make a change. Through this initiative, we aim to extend our support and help the passenger with a hassle-free and seamless travel," he said.

ameya · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:44 pm Post subject:

I seriously doubt Indigo will manage the INdore - Hyderabad leg in the budgeted 1 hour. It should atleast be 1:30. Wonder how they have calculated !
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747-237 · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:51 pm Post subject:

http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/companies/indigo-to-add-12-new-domestic-flights_103885.html/indigo-to-add-12-new-domestic-flights_103885.html

IndiGo to add 12 new domestic flights

IndiGo on Monday said it will add 12 new flights in its domestic network, that include a second daily non-stop flight between Mumbai and Indore and a fourth daily non-stop flight between Delhi and Pune.

Of these, four services will be operational from tomorrow while the remaining eight flights are scheduled to take off next month, IndiGo said in a release here.

The Gurgaon-based carrier will be operating 516 daily flights, connecting 36 domestic and overseas destinations with a fleet of 79 aircraft.

Effective July 15, IndiGo will launch a second daily flight between Mumbai and Indore and fourth daily flight between Delhi and Pune, the airline said, adding all these are non-stop flights.

Besides, IndiGo will also introduce first daily service on the Indore-Hyderabad route and a second daily flight between Hyderabad and Vizag.

Also, a third daily flight between Mumbai and Indore and a sixth daily flight between Mumbai and Kolkata will also be launched from August 3, the release said.

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IndiGo: Duty free on international services charged in US dollars or currency of destination country
News
28-Jul-2014 10:48 AM
IndiGo said duty free on international services is charged in either US dollars or the currency of the destination country, as per existing regulation (TNN, 25-Jul-2014). The company clarified, "As per provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999, and Regulation 3 of Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) Regulations, 2000 as amended from time to time, a person (including any company) cannot take or send out of India or bring into India, Indian currency/currency notes beyond Rs 10,000... Due to this restriction and limitation as prescribed under FEMA, IndiGo cannot accept Indian currency for on-board sales on our international flights. No such disrespect is intended or caused to the Indian currency".

HAWK21M · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:37 pm Post subject:

It will be interesting to see how 6E faces upto the Airasia and Tata challenge.
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747-237 · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:27 pm Post subject:

IndiGo Expands Domestic Service from August 2014

Indian carrier IndiGo in August 2014 is expanding domestic operations, mainly focused on Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bangalore. Planned increase as follow.

eff 03AUG14
Hyderabad – Indore NEW 1 daily service
Hyderabad – Vishakhapatnam Increase from 1 to 2 daily
Mumbai – Indore Increase from 2 to 3 daily
Mumbai – Kolkata Increase from 4 to 5 daily

eff 28AUG14
Bangalore – Hyderabad Increase from 6 to 7 daily
Bangalore – Kochi Increase from 6 to 20 weekly
Bangalore – Kolkata Increase from 34 to 41 weekly

Source: Airlineroute.net

shivendrashukla · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:51 pm Post subject:

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747-237 · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:05 pm Post subject:

IndiGo have added a new A320 to the fleet today, as VT-IAP.

747-237 · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 3:14 am Post subject:

IndiGo is expected to start new connections to the cities of Trivandrum and Chennai from September 15. The flight is slated to start from Trivandrum, come to Nagpur and then head on to Chennai from where it would fly further to Hyderabad.

Also, the airline is reportedly planning to start parking an aircraft in Nagpur at night from October. Earlier, it was to start night parking in January 2015 with four aircraft, in a phased manner. "It will begin with the winter schedule. The flight will come from Mumbai late at night and land here at around 11.30pm. In the morning, it will leave early at about 4.30am for Mumbai," said a senior MIHAN India Limited (MIL) official.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Nagpur/New-flights-likely-soon/articleshow/39774051.cms

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Indigo to go double daily on CCU BKK from 16SEP

The new flight is

6E 75 CCU BKK 1025 1440
6E 76 BKK CCU 1545 1655

ameya · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:49 am Post subject:

ANd the new rotation eff sept first week

BLR GOI BLR IXC SXR IXC BLR TRV BLR
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Nimish · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 2:47 pm Post subject: