by admin | May 25, 2021 | Corporate, Corporate Buzz
New Delhi : Budget passenger carrier IndiGo on Thursday commenced its ATR operations in Hyderabad. The inaugural ATR flight operated on the Hyderabad-Mangalore sector.
“Following the vision of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote regional connectivity through UDAN, IndiGo is proud to announce the addition of brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft to its 149 aircraft strong fleet and offer connectivity to tier 2 and tier 3 cities of India,” said IndiGo President and Whole Time Director Aditya Ghosh.
“IndiGo network will expand not only to provide connectivity between these smaller cities, but our strong network of domestic and international markets will also open up immense connectivity to and fro for these smaller markets.”
IndiGo’s Chief Commercial Officer Sanjay Kumar said that on January 7 and 9, IndiGo would commence its second and third ATR operations, adding Tirupati and Rajahmundry on its network.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | News
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New Delhi : 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 Tuesday after a video showed passenger — Rajiv Katiyal — being manhandled by the airline’s staff after a verbal altercation.
Katiyal, who arrived from Chennai, was waiting for the bus inside the airport when the incident happened. Its not clear exactly who started the verbal altercation.
“IndiGo passenger incident from October 15 is deplorable and unfortunate. Passenger safety and security is our top-most priority,” Sinha said in a series of tweets.
“MoCA (Ministry of Civil Aviation) has already asked for a detailed report from Indigo by tomorrow… Indigo senior executives have personally apologised to the passenger.”
“We hope that the passenger will file a criminal complaint. This will enable us to take appropriate action.”
On its part IndiGo airline’s President and Whole Time Director Aditya Ghosh said: “I acknowledge the unpleasant experience our passenger went through, while engaging with our staff at Delhi airport. My personal apologies as this does not reflect our culture.”
“I had personally spoken to the passenger and asked for an apology… Under the code of conduct violation, this incident was investigated and stern action was taken against the staff.”
Referring to the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police, IGI airport, Sanjay Bhatia said a compromise was arrived at between Katiyal and IndiGo staff Jubi Thomas after a complaint was made over a phone call to police.
Meanwhile, former Air India Chief and Railway Board Chairman, Ashwani Lohani also condemned the manhandling of airline passenger as “shameful” saying it was inhuman.
“The shameful manhandling by two airline (Indigo) employees in beating up a passenger on the tarmac is inhuman, disgusting to say the least and not at all acceptable in a civilized society,” Lohani wrote on social media networking site facebook.
Slamming the airlines for terminating its employee — Montu Kalra — who shot the video and turned a whistle blower in the manhandling case, Lohani said: “The subsequent action of the airline in sacking the whistleblower is the icing on the cake of gross misconduct. It is apparent that such an act is borne only out of the false sense of pride that the company has started displaying since their market share has started knocking on 50 per cent.”
“Indifference towards the very passengers who took them there is indeed sad. That the role of the national carrier in maintaining a sense of sobriety in airline operations and also fares may soon come to a halt in light of the ongoing disinvestment process is also a cause of concern in light of such incidents.
“What happened on the tarmac is just unacceptable and the government needs to step in with a very heavy hand and that too without delay,” the former Air India chief added..
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Business, Corporate, Corporate Buzz, Economy, Large Enterprise, Markets, News
New Delhi : Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Monday announced its foray into regional markets and the airline will begin ATR – short-haul regional airliner – operations between cities on its existing network of Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Madurai and Nagpur and two new tier-II cities -Tirupati and Rajahmundry.
With an aim to enhance connectivity to these cities, the airline will deploy its ATR fleet of ATR 72-600 aircraft in a phased manner, it said.
“We are bringing people and places closer. We have set off on a journey into the heartland and make these connections deeper. These flights will open up a whole new market, improving the choices of air travel to millions of our fellow citizens,” airline’s President and Whole Time Director Aditya Ghosh said.
The airline has also launched introductory fares starting Rs 999 on these new routes, while bookings will open from midnight tonight. First ATR flight will commence from Hyderabad, starting December 21, 2017, it said in a statement.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Economy, News
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New Delhi : (IANS) Budget carrier IndiGo Airlines was hit on Wednesday by bomb threats to 10 of its flights, all of which turned out to be a hoax, police and the company said.
Police said an anonymous caller reported a bomb had been placed on the Jammu-Delhi flight.
As it landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, it was thoroughly searched, Deputy Commissioner of Police Dinesh Kumar Gupta told IANS.
He said a call regarding bombs in 10 IndiGo flights was received at the airlines’ call centre in Chennai.
IndiGo said it informed all the security agencies about the anonymous threat. “All our passengers are safe.”
The airline gave no details about the nine other flights which were affected.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Corporate, Corporate Governance
New Delhi:(IANS) Budget airline IndiGo on Monday said that it has finalised a pact with global aerospace major Airbus for the purchase of 250 A320neo aircraft. The deal is expected to be worth a little over $25 billion.
“We have firmed up the order for the 250 A320neo by entering into the purchase agreement. This follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which we had entered with Airbus earlier,” IndiGo president Aditya Ghosh told IANS.
According to Ghosh, the order reaffirms the airline’s commitment to the long-term development of affordable air transportation in India and overseas.
“India is one of the largest markets in the world, however it has one of the lowest aircraft penetration. We foresee a robust demand in India and by placing this order, we are clearly charting out our growth strategy for the coming years,” Ghosh added.
The purchase agreement was signed on the 69th Independence Day on the August 15, 2015.
IndiGo which is the largest individual airline in India in terms of domestic market share had placed an order for 100 A320s in 2005 and 180 A320neo in 2011. With Mondays announcement, IndiGo has placed a total order of 530 A320 family aircraft.
It fills us with pride that IndiGo, Indias largest airline and one of the early launch customers for the A320neo, is coming back for more of our benchmark aircraft, John Leahy, chief operating officer customers of Airbus, said in a statement.
The Neo has many innovations, including latest generation engines and large Sharklet wing-tip devices to deliver 15 percent in fuel savings, the statement said. This is equivalent to a reduction of 5,000 tonnes of CO2 per aircraft per year.
Currently, the airline operates 97 A320 aircraft. As of April 30, 2015, the airline offered 593 daily flights connecting 33 airports in India.
IndiGo also operates to five destinations — Bangkok, Dubai, Kathmandu, Muscat and Singapore.
The airline had a market share of 33.8 percent of domestic passenger volume for fiscal 2015.
The A320 family is said to be the worlds best-selling single-aisle aircraft with over 11,800 orders to date and more than 6,600 aircraft delivered so far to 400 customers and operators worldwide.
