INDIGO CEO PIETER ELBERS

​If you look at international, though, we do 33 destinations today and they are pretty much in the region and some of the regional and I would say beyond regional expansions, which we recently did, starting flights into Africa, starting flights into...

IndiGo, known for its single-class model, is shifting to dual-class to cater to India's growing air travel market. With rising affluence, more Indians are exploring international travel, a trend IndiGo aims to capitalize on. Managing operations at D...

India’s largest airline, IndiGo, plans to start 10 new destinations in FY25, including Mauritius and another destination in Thailand. The airline focuses on fast international expansion and is entering the long haul market with business class in the...

New Delhi to host 81st IATA AGM with IndiGo's Pieter Elbers as chair, highlighting India's aviation growth. IATA projects India as third-largest aviation market by 2026. Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia praises sector's growth with recor...

Domestic airfares in India have surged up to 40% in key routes due to higher traffic and capacity constraints in the last six quarters. India is one of the world's fastest-growing civil aviation markets, with an average of 4.5 lakh passengers daily....

Pieter Elbers, CEO of InterGlobe Aviation, highlights IndiGo's unique position with over 50 planes delivered annually. Q4 revenue drivers include Indian market growth and strategic initiatives. He discusses the seasonally weak Q4 yields and predicts...

IndiGo said that business class will be available on the busiest routes of the country which sees heavy corporate traffic and will be operational before the end of this year. Coming August, around IndiGo’s anniversary, more details on product offeri...

InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of India's leading airline, IndiGo, reported a significant 106% year-on-year (YoY) increase in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter. The profit surged to Rs 1,895 crore, compared to Rs 919 crore ...

IndiGo's CEO Elbers announced the airline's entry into the long-haul aviation market due to strong domestic traffic. The decision includes an order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, with significant growth potential in the global market.

​The 30-aircraft order signals Indigo's aims to expand into international routes​, with Elbers saying the newly ordered planes could undertake direct flights to the USA and Europe. ​"We are analysing the routes, but the planes have the capabilities ...

"Indian consumers are really eager to travel, but it is also a price-sensitive market. What I see is that whenever a new route is announced, there is enormous demand from consumers to travel," the IndiGo CEO said.

IndiGo aims to double its size by 2030, expanding domestic and international routes, buoyed by India's economic growth. The airline plans to introduce A321 XLR aircraft by 2025 for global expansion. Despite challenges like supply chain issues, IndiG...

IndiGo secures the World's Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award for the second year, recognized by global aviation intelligence platform ch-aviation. With an average fleet age of 3.94 years and over 300 modern aircraft, IndiGo stands among the top 10 globa...

IndiGo chief Pieter Elbers has criticized a recent incident involving a passenger assaulting a pilot, calling it "unacceptable". He stated that the airline is back to normal as flight cancellations due to fog-related disruptions in northern India ha...

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has warned airlines to enhance efficiency or risk losing customers. During a meeting with airline CEOs, Scindia emphasized the need for growth without compromising efficiency. The minister's comments foll...

Much like its domestic strategy, IndiGo has focused on a fast expansion on international routes, too. The airline, which has more than 60% market share in the country, has added about 24 overseas routes to its network in the past one year, expanding...

“We have recently concluded induction of another 11 planes which are coming in one by one. Going forward, we continue on that track. Only in the month of December, we get three more ATR aircraft coming in, so that is helpful. We got new airbuses com...

Pieter Elbers, CEO, IndiGo, says “today, we are running in the second quarter on 28% capacity growth and in the third quarter we have announced to be roughly in the range of 25%. At IndiGo, we have taken a whole range of mitigating measures ranging ...

During an interaction with reporters on Monday, Elbers said the airline has introduced a tool to analyse fatigue among pilots. "The best way to improve safety is to work in a transparent measure... We are taking the feedback (on pilots' fatigue) ser...