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  • IndiGo Announces Flights To San Francisco Via Codeshare Connection With Turkish Airlines

    IndiGo Announces Flights To San Francisco Via Codeshare Connection With Turkish Airlines


    IndiGo Airlines, India’s largest domestic air carrier, has announced codeshare connections to San Francisco via Istanbul, effective September 25, 2023. This expansion of IndiGo’s codeshare network in partnership with Turkish Airlines now links to five destinations across the United States of America. Further, with the launch of the San Francisco route, IndiGo’s codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines will expand to connect travellers to a total of 39 destinations. IndiGo will launch daily Istanbul-San Francisco flight under the codeshare agreement. 

    The establishment of a connection between India and San Francisco is expected to prove beneficial for leisure, educational and business passengers of both the nations. This new connection will further bolster the airline’s international connectivity, which has seen a massive growth in recent times. IndiGo recently launched flights to 8 countries in 2023. 

    San Francisco on the West Coast of the United States is renowned for its iconic attractions such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and historic cable cars. The city is often referred to as the Silicon Valley for IT professionals, given its proximity to the epicenter of the tech industry. The city is home to major tech companies and startups, offering ample career prospects and networking opportunities for IT experts. 

    Vinay Malhotra, Head of Global Sales, IndiGo, said, “We are extremely pleased to announce the latest connection to San Francisco via Istanbul as part of our codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines. Our first entry into the Bay Area famed for its natural beauty, cable cars, Victorian houses and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco is also a gateway to the thriving IT industry at Silicon Valley.

    This connection to California enhances travel options for passengers, marking our fifth destination in the US after New York, Washington, Boston & Chicago. As we expand our global network and connect people with favored destinations, we remain committed to delivering on our promise of providing affordable, on-time, courteous, and hassle-free travel experiences across our extensive network.”



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  • IndiGo Becomes Only Indian Brand Amongst Top 10 Most Active Global Airlines

    IndiGo Becomes Only Indian Brand Amongst Top 10 Most Active Global Airlines


    IndiGo,, the low-cost carrier, is the biggest air carrier in India, both in terms of passenger share and aircraft fleet. The airline, with over 55% market share, which is now over 60% as Go First is not operating flights after fiasco with Pratt & Whitney, aims to carry 100 million passengers in the year ending March 2024. For reference, the budget carrier flew 86 million passengers in FY23, highest in India, with majority of these passengers travelling on domestic flights. Among other records, IndiGo is also the only Indian airline among the most active airlines globally, in terms of daily flights. Here’s a list of top 10 most active airlines in the world:

    Most Active Airlines (Daily Flights)

    American Airline: 5,483

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    Delta Air Lines: 4,629

    United Airlines: 4,213

    Southwest Airlines: 4,080

    Ryanair: 3,098

    China Eastern Airlines: 2,144

    China Southern Airlines: 2,052

    IndiGo: 1,853

    Turkish Airlines: 1,819

    Beijing Airlines: 1,586

    The list compiled by a Twitter handle, World of Statistics, reveals that IndiGo is at the 8th spot in the world, in terms of the daily active flights. The airline operates an average of 1,819 flights daily, highest in India. The airline marginally exceeds Turkish Airlines, with 1,819 flights, while the last place is taken by Beijing Airlines with 1,586 flights. Talking about the most active airlines, the top 4 spots are taken by airlines from the United States.

    The American Airline took the numero uno spot with 5,483 flights, while the second spot belongs to Delta Air Lines with 4,629 fights. The third and fourth spot belongs to United Airlines with 4,213 and Southwest Airlines with 4,080 flights. Also, these are only the four airlines with over 4,000 active daily flights. 

    The fifth spot belongs to ultra-low cost airline from Europe, Ryanair with 3,098 daily flights. The sixth and seventh spots belong to Chinese air carriers, with China Eastern Airlines having 2,144 flights and China Southern Airlines having 2,052 flights. 

    IndiGo’s Massive 500 Aircraft Order

    In one of the largest-ever aircraft purchases by an airline, IndiGo announced placing a firm order to buy 500 narrow-body planes from Airbus as the airline embarks on an ambitious long-term growth path. The multi-billion dollar deal comes less than five months after Air India placed orders for 470 aircraft with Airbus and Boeing. The latest order by IndiGo is the largest-ever aircraft order placed by any airline with Airbus. The aircraft purchase agreement was signed between the airline and Airbus at the Paris Air Show 2023.

    Currently, IndiGo operates more than 300 aircraft and it has previous orders totalling 480 aircraft, which are yet to be delivered. This IndiGo order book comprises a mix of A320NEO, A321NEO and A321XLR aircraft. During an online media briefing from France after the announcement of the order for 500 aircraft, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said this is a historic moment for Indian aviation and speaks of the future of India and IndiGo.

    IndiGo’s Expansion Plans

    The CEO of the airline, Pieter Elbers, recently said the airline expects to have around 350 planes in its fleet by the end of this fiscal (FY24). IndiGo recently announced that it will start direct flights to six new destinations in Africa and Central Asia, including to Nairobi, Tbilisi and Tashkent, this year. Embarking on “massive” international expansion plans, the carrier has already announced direct flights from Mumbai to Nairobi in Kenya and Jakarta in Indonesia and Delhi to Tbilisi and Baku.





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  • IndiGo Airline On Massive International Expansion Spree; Launches Flights To Africa, Central Asia

    IndiGo Airline On Massive International Expansion Spree; Launches Flights To Africa, Central Asia


    India’s largest airline, IndiGo is on a massive international expansion spree as the air carrier announced direct flights to Kenya, Indonesia and Georgia in a past couple of days. With the recent announcement of direct flights to Tbilisi, Georgia, IndiGo Airline is now connected to 29 international destinations and 107th overall destination. The budget air carrier earlier announced to start direct flights to six new destinations in Africa and Central Asia, including to Nairobi, Tbilisi and Tashkent, this year. Once these routes are operational, the budget airline will be connecting a total of 32 international destinations compared to 26 before the announcement was made.

    The rapid expansion plan will also make Indigo the second biggest Indian airline to operate on international routes, just behind Air India, route wise. However, passenger capacity wise, IndiGo Airline is now the largest Indian airline operating international flights. In the domestic market, the airline is still the biggest air carrier by a distant margin, with a 55 percent market share.   

    Direct Flight To Africa, Central Asia

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    The airline is embarking on a “massive” international expansion plan as the air carrier has now announced to connect Nairobi in Kenya, Jakarta in Indonesia and Tbilisi in Georgia, with direct flights from Delhi/ Mumbai. Later, IndiGo will also add flights from Delhi to Azerbaijan, Uzebkistan, Kazakhstan and restart flight to Hong Kong. “Delhi will get connected in August to Tbilisi, Georgia & Baku, Azerbaijan and in September to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Almaty, Kazakhstan,” IndiGo said in a release.

    Codeshare With Turkish Airlines

    IndiGo is strengthening its connectivity to Europe through the codeshare connections with Turkish Airlines. Currently, it offers connectivity to 33 destinations in Europe via Istanbul. “As part of the codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines, IndiGo will soon be offering connectivity to North America, closing final regulatory approvals,” said IndiGo. The airline entered codeshare with Turkish Airline to start flights to Istanbul, Turkey.

    Later, they enhanced the partnership to deploy the first wide body plane on the route, a wet-leased Boeing 777. While initially the airline deployed the plane painted in the Turkish Airline livery, it was later painted to IndiGo’s blue and white livery, making the brand only the third airline in India to operate a wide body plane after Air India and Vistara and only the second airline to operate a B777.

    International Expansion Plan

    The expansion also comes at a time when there is a rising demand for international travel from, to and via India, as well as the government’s efforts to develop an international aviation hub in the country. IndiGo said it will be adding an “impressive 174 new weekly international flights between June and September 2023, including new destinations, routes, and frequencies”.

    “The addition of these exciting new destinations, new direct flight routes, enhanced flight frequencies, and strategic codeshare partnerships, will help us expand our footprint across four continents with Africa and Central Asia being penetrated for the first time. With this expansion in our network, we will now be directly touching 32 international destinations (up from 26), next to our 78 domestic destinations,” IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said.





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