Massive next strides in IndiGo’s growth story for FY26

National, May 30, 2025: IndiGo, India’s preferred carrier, is taking further massive strides this year in its evolution towards becoming a major global airline by 2030. Building on its core strengths of capacity growth, efficient operations and sharp focus on cost leadership, the airline has been consistently enhancing its network in India and abroad. The airline is forging strong partnerships, adding to its product portfolio and enhancing customer experience as it progresses towards delivering on this global value proposition. This is in line with IndiGo’s commitment towards propelling India’s ambition of transforming into a global aviation hub. As the host airline for the IATA AGM 2025, IndiGo is delighted to welcome the global aviation fraternity to Delhi, India’s capital city.

Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo, said, “India is amongst the fastest growing aviation markets in the world; and as the largest Indian airline, IndiGo is committed to consistently increase its contribution to this growth. The financial year 2025 has been a pivotal year in our journey as we took significant steps in our evolution into a truly global airline. This includes introduction of IndiGoStretch, our tailor-made business offering, and BlueChip, our loyalty program, besides sizeable network expansion in the domestic as well as international market. “

“We are focused on our holistic growth to be able to offer affordable, convenient, on-time travel experience to our customers on a growing domestic and international route network. We also remain determined to maintain our cost leadership while continuously enhancing our operational efficiency and profitability, thereby, ensuring strong returns on our shareholders’ trust, support and investment”, he added.

Fleet Expansion

With one new aircraft joining the fleet every week throughout FY26, IndiGo anticipates surpassing a fleet size of 600 aircraft by 2030. Additionally, the airline has also signed an agreement with Norse Atlantic Airways for the damp lease of six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, deliveries of which will be completed by early 2026, anticipating the arrival of the A350’s in 2027. These additional aircraft strengthen the airline’s long-haul capabilities. FY26 (Apr25-Mar26) will also be the year in which the long range A321XLR joins IndiGo’s fleet, opening doors to new long range international markets not previously connected directly to India.

Network Expansion

Continuing IndiGo’s strategy of internationalisation, the airline is planning to add an impressive 10 new international destinations -in all directions from India- to its route network in the year to come, bringing it to over 50 international destinations.

It has already announced commencement of long-haul operations with non-stop, direct flights connecting Mumbai with Manchester and Amsterdam starting July 2025, respectively. As IndiGo’s fleet of damp leased B787s expands later this year, the airline is planning to expand its long-haul network to London and Copenhagen.

With the extended range capabilities of the A321XLR aircraft joining the IndiGo fleet, will allow to further build its European network with direct connectivity to markets where Athens is planned to be introduced over the course of the coming year.

The airline will continue to build on its strong regional international network, with four more Central Asian destinations being added. The airline will also re-activate services to Almaty and Tashkent with new non-stop services from Mumbai. Tbilisi will also see additional capacity with non-stop connectivity from Mumbai.

Direct flights to Siem Reap will be IndiGo’s foray in the India – Cambodia market, and yet another destination connected in Southeast Asia after the successful launch of services to Langkawi, Penang and Krabi last year. The airline will also add capacity to Denpasar Bali (Indonesia) as well as Ho Chi Mihn City and Hanoi in Vietnam.

In combination with organic growth through increased frequencies on existing routes, this expansion represents yet another step in IndiGo’s global expansion plan.

In the domestic market, IndiGo plans to add four more stations to its network, increasing it from 91 to 95 destinations to literally every corner of the nation. IndiGo is all set to become the first airline to start operations at the Navi Mumbai International Airport and Noida International Airport in Jewar (serving both the Uttar Pradesh and Delhi catchment area). Both these airports will witness significant investments of capacity from IndiGo as it continues to strengthen the value proposition for the two large catchments that they represent. In addition, IndiGo will launch flights to/from Adampur Airport in Jalandhar on July 1, 2025, and Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad in due course.

Strengthening Operations

At present IndiGo has two maintenance facilities with hangers Delhi and Bengaluru, Today, IndiGo signed an MOU with Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) to build a massive state-of-the art MRO (Maintenance Repair Overhaul) facility. Build on 31-acres of land, the facility will be equipped to handle narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, strengthening IndiGo’s maintenance capabilities and operational efficiency. With more than 400 aircraft in its fleet, an over 900 on order, a dedicated MRO facility will give a significant advantage in terms of aircraft availability, greater cost efficiencies and quicker turnaround benefiting the airline. It will benefit from India’s talent pool and further building in-house and in-nation capabilities.

Partnerships

IndiGo recognizes that strong mutually beneficial partnerships are an important cornerstone of success in international operations. In the recent past, IndiGo has been consistently building relationships with a growing set of codeshare partners and will continue to add more relationships and enhance the scope of existing ones. To this effect, the existing relationship with Japan Airlines will shortly become reciprocal, with IndiGo also placing its marketing flight codes on Japan Airlines between points in Southeast Asia and Tokyo, thus providing seamless connectivity for customers travelling between India and Japan. More partnership announcements can be expected soon.

Enhancing Customer Experience

With the objective to cater to the evolving customer aspirations, IndiGo launched its tailor-made business product – IndiGoStretch, in November 2024. Currently, IndiGo operates 140 (average) daily flights with Stretch-enabled aircraft that operate key domestic routes such as Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Bengaluru, Delhi-Chennai, Delhi - Hyderabad and Mumbai-Bengaluru. By the end of the year, IndiGo plans to have 40-45 planes with the IndiGoStretch product.

Driven by positive customer feedback and strong demand, IndiGo has also decided to introduce its A321 based IndiGoStretch product on important and selected regional international markets. Starting 29 June 2025, these 2-cabin A321 with IndigoStretch will be rolled out in phases on all frequencies operating between Delhi and Mumbai on one hand, and Bangkok, Singapore, Phuket and Dubai on the other.

Furthermore, for the first time in IndiGo’s history, the airline is introducing specially curated, complementary hot meals and beverages, by iconic home-grown Indian brands, to customers its long-haul routes to Manchester and Amsterdam.

Financial Performance

FY25 had seen a very healthy revenue growth of 18% bringing IndiGo’s topline to INR 841 bn/ INR 840,982 million. For the first time in the $10 billion range, catapulting IndiGo into the select group of airlines globally with such turnover.

For same FY25 (Apr24-Mar25) year, IndiGo reported a healthy net profit of INR 72,584 million for the financial year ended March 2025 (a 9% margin). Notably, IndiGo reported a net profit of INR 30,675 million for the quarter ended March 2025, the highest fourth quarter profit ever.

Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo, said, “Today’s set of ambitious announcements for FY26 are yet another important step for IndiGo. Adding 14 new destinations (10 international and 4 domestic), growing partnerships with airlines and airports will not only be greatly beneficial to our customers but also at the very heart of our purpose of giving wings to the nation. “

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