IndiGo cautions candidates to beware of

 IndiGo cautions candidates to beware of fake job offers

In its bid to create awareness, India’s leading carrier, IndiGo, issued advisory to be cognizant around fake job offers. IndiGo, through its creatives on anti-fake jobs campaign across social media and website is raising awareness of how certain people claiming to represent IndiGo are misusing the brand name and the names of IndiGo employees, demanding money in exchange for interviews, jobs, or trainings. The airline does not charge any money for conducting interviews, providing jobs, or imparting trainings on joining. IndiGo strictly advises to report the matter to the police if someone asks for money and promises a job at the airline. IndiGo is also taking appropriate actions for cases that get reported, along with spreading awareness.

Raj Raghavan, Senior VP & Head of Human Resources, IndiGo said, “IndiGo is fully committed to eradicating scams perpetuated on innocent job seekers by miscreants posing as company representatives. During the last few years, we have successfully collaborated with Law enforcement agencies who have been very helpful in apprehending these scamsters. However, we believe that this can be curbed completely only when gullible job seekers don’t fall prey to such people. I would like to reiterate that IndiGo does not charge the candidates and anyone seeking money from a candidate, however small it may be, is out there only to dupe people.”

Ronojoy Dutta, Whole-time Director & Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “We have been cautioning job seekers through awareness campaigns via advisories and commercials. We believe that as the market leader, it is our responsibility to identify and control such malpractices that not just impact IndiGo but also other companies in the sector. We have been working in close collaboration with law enforcement department to identify these offenders with success in the past. We hope to put an end to this menace with support from the police department and awareness amongst people.” 

 

IndiGo’s strong belief in handling the issue with a combination of police action as well as awareness has resulted in apprehension of these miscreants in the past. IndiGo is taking various measures to spread awareness about fake job offers like frequent emails from HR leader to all employees informing them and seeking support to spread awareness, placement of “caution” posters/ standees at key spots at all airports, “caution” standee placement during hiring drives at all locations, posts on IndiGo’s official social media channels on weekly/ fortnightly basis – Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. IndiGo is also collaborating with various job portals to enhance awareness around these fake job postings. Along with this, collaterals for virtual and physical interviews have also been created to advise candidates against fake job offers. Airline’s official career website also features a “caution” note on the home page. Please visit http://bit.ly/3ix0dbL for more information.

IndiGo climbs 7 ranks to be #36 in Brand Finance Top 50

 IndiGo climbs 7 ranks to be #36 in Brand Finance Top 50 Airline list

recognising the most valuable and strongest airline brands in 2021

-          IndiGo registered the highest gain in ranking this year

India’s leading carrier - IndiGo - has emerged as a stronger and more valuable airline brand over the last year as per the Brand Finance Top 50 Airlines Report 2021. IndiGo rose to #36 in 2021 from #43 in 2020, registering the highest gain of 7 points. IndiGo is the only airline brand to make it to the list from India, for the second consecutive year.

Savio D'Souza, Valuations Director, Brand Finance said, “IndiGo has been resilient in a tough year for the airline sector. Brand value across the sector dropped by -30% on average while IndiGo fell by the lowest, -7%. It is the fastest climber in ranking terms at #36 in the Brand Finance Airlines 50 2021 study. The brand rating of AAA- is testament to the effective execution of a robust corporate strategy in one of the most competitive markets in the world”.

 Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Wholetime Director and Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “It gives us immense pleasure to see IndiGo taking a leap of 7 ranks, to be #36 in the Brand Finance Top 50 Airline brands list this year. This is a testament to the efforts made last year towards making IndiGo more efficient and resilient in the face of the pandemic, by providing a safe and hassle-free experience for our customers as well as employees. This recognition further encourages us to continue our tradition of on-time performance at affordable fares, with courteous and hassle-free service on our lean clean flying machines.”

Brand Valuation Methodology

Brand Finance calculates the values of the brands in its league tables using the Royalty Relief approach – a brand valuation method compliant with the industry standards set in ISO 10668. This involves estimating the likely future revenues that are attributable to a brand by calculating a royalty rate that would be charged for its use, to arrive at a ‘brand value’ understood as a net economic benefit that a licensor would achieve by licensing the brand in the open market.

IndiGo transports 4142 oxygen concentrators in

 IndiGo transports 4142 oxygen concentrators in
and across the country to ease shortage

In-line with its spirit to support the nation in these difficult times, IndiGo - India’s leading carrier, has transported a total of 4142 oxygen concentrators weighing about 72461.5 kg, within and across the country. Out of the total oxygen concentrators, as many as 2717 have been airlifted from Thailand, China, Qatar, Hong Kong, and Singapore to India, while 1425 oxygen concentrators have been transported domestically between 36 airports. A massive load of other medical supplies was also flown in with the help of IndiGo CarGo team, to support the country amidst the shortage of medical equipment in the wake of a severe second wave.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer and Wholetime Director, IndiGo said, “We recognize that having access to oxygen concentrators and oxygen cylinders has become a life and death situation for many of our fellow countrymen. In this crisis situation IndiGo is going all out, pursuing every lead, responding to each request, using our offices in every country to scour for oxygen concentrators and cylinders and transporting them to our cities and towns. We will leave no stone unturned in utilizing our aircraft and our highly trained, dedicated employees to secure this critical resource at this time of need”.

The flight 6E1702 airlifted a total of 20 pieces of CarGo from Doha to Delhi on Apr 30, 2021, while flight 6E9657, 6E9691 airlifted a total of 808 pcs of CarGo from Hong Kong to Delhi. Flight 6E9650, 6E9802/7302 and 6E9024 transported 36, 1851 and 02 pieces from Bangkok, Guangzhou, and Singapore to Delhi, respectively.

IndiGo has also transported a total of 1,60,596 kg of COVID vaccine shipments between January 12 to May 03, 2021. The airline will continue to fly in oxygen concentrators to and within the country to ease the shortage of medical equipment.

IndiGo signs LOI to bring Freighters on board

 IndiGo signs LOI to bring Freighters on board

Building on the success of the CarGo business in recent years, IndiGo - India’s leading carrier – has initiated a freighter programme and is in the process of sourcing 4 A321ceo aircraft each of which will be converted from passenger jets to a full freighter configuration.  A Letter of Intent has been signed with a lessor for two aircraft already, and IndiGo expects to reach agreement for the next two shortly.  The initiative will make best use of the natural synergies that IndiGo offers, using the same pool of pilots and engineers that fly and service its current fleet.

The A321P2F (Passenger-to-Freighter conversion) is the most efficient narrow-bodied freighter available, offering 24 container positions and supporting a payload of up to 27 tonnes. These are being converted through a programme involving ST Engineering and Airbus with their joint venture, Elbe FlugzeugWerke (EFW).

IndiGo is expected to take the delivery of its first freighter in the first half of 2022, which will be used for both domestic and regional missions. The remaining three aircraft in the initial commitment are expected to arrive within a year or so from arrival of our first freighter, and further aircraft may be sourced depending on market development. 

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer and Wholetime Director, IndiGo said, “CarGo has been a success story over the last year, scaling new heights and creating new records, but our belief in the cargo business goes beyond the special circumstances right now. IndiGo was already the largest carrier of cargo in domestic India before Covid-19, and we expect the market to continue to grow after the pandemic.  Our investment in the Airbus Freighter Programme will help strengthen our product and services in the segment, and not only help accelerate our own business recovery but also be a strong engine of economic growth for the country.”

IndiGo transports over 2.1 Mn vaccine doses in

 IndiGo transports over 2.1 Mn vaccine doses in 8 days across 16 locations

In-line with its commitment to provide support to the nation in the current scenario, India’s largest airline, IndiGo transported a total 5,785 kg of shipments from SII and Bharat Bio-tech - vaccine vials equating to 21.60 lacs doses - between January 12, 2021 and January 19, 2021. The shipments were moved from Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune to 16 locations across the country including, Vijayawada, Guwahati, Patna, Odisha, Raipur, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram, Indore, Imphal, Agartala, Chandigarh and Udaipur via 21 IndiGo flights.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “We are honoured to have the opportunity to contribute to the vaccination drive, by transporting the shipments across 16 locations within the country. We will continue to partake in moving the vaccines from one part of the country to another. We look forward to supporting the nation in its hour of need”.

IndiGo plans to open 7 new stations to

 IndiGo plans to open 7 new stations to enhance regional connectivity

-        New stations include Leh, Darbhanga, Agra, Kurnool, Bareilly, Durgapur and Rajkot

In order to further strengthen domestic connectivity, India’s leading carrier, IndiGo, today announced its plans to initiate flights from seven new stations which include Leh, Darbhanga, Agra, Kurnool, Bareilly, Durgapur and Rajkot, subject to regulatory approvals and slot allocation. The airline plans to open Leh and Darbhanga in February, followed by Kurnool and Agra in March, Bareilly and Durgapur in April and Rajkot in May 2021. 

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “IndiGo is on a continuous mission to build the best airline system in the world. This means customers should be able to travel by air, easily and affordably, between all the cities and towns across the country. Hence, we plan to open seven more stations on our network which include Leh, Darbhanga, Agra, Kurnool, Bareilly, Durgapur and Rajkot. Operating in these stations will boost economic growth in these regions, while providing access to our customers to the safest mode of transportation, as Tier II cities lead growth and recovery for the nation.”

Mr. Dutta further added, “We are focussed on our customer promise to be on-time, affordable and hassle-free, as they travel on our lean clean flying machine”.

IndiGo will secure all regulatory approvals and specific flight schedules will be announced as these approvals are received. IndiGo currently connects 61 domestic stations and addition of these new cities will take the overall number of domestic destinations in the 6E network to 68. 

 

IndiGo to disburse customer credit shells and refunds by

 IndiGo to disburse customer credit shells and refunds by January 31, 2021

Airline has already paid out 90% refunds amounting to approximately INR 1000 cr

 

Since the resumption of operations in May, IndiGo has been rapidly refunding amounts owed to customers whose flights had been cancelled during the lockdown. The airline has already processed close to INR 1000cr of refunds, which is approximately 90% of the total amount owed to our customers. IndiGo is committed to complete payment against all pending credit shells latest by January 31, 2021.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “The sudden onset of Covid19 and the resulting lockdown, brought our operations to a complete halt by the end of March of this year. As our incoming cash flow dried up, we were unable to immediately process refunds for cancelled flights and had to create credit shells for the refunds that were due to our customers. 

However, with the resumption of operations and a steady increase in demand for air travel, our priority has been to refund the credit shell amounts in an expedited manner. We are pleased to commit that we will disburse the full 100% credit shell payments latest by January 31, 2021. We would like to thank all our customers who stood by us for their patience and understanding during this unprecedented crisis ”.

IndiGo on a strong recovery path

 IndiGo on a strong recovery path; resumes operation of 1000 daily flights

Progressing towards strong recovery on the back of strengthening confidence in air travel, IndiGo, India’s largest airline, touched a milestone of operation of 1000 daily flights to and from 59 domestic and 06 international destinations. The flights include scheduled commercial operations and air bubble flights. IndiGo has been operating these flights while adhering to all the precautionary measures, ensuring a safe and hassle-free travel experience on-board a lean, clean flying machine.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “From zero domestic and international operations to now operating 1000 scheduled commercial flights daily, we have indeed come a long way since we resumed operations post the lockdown. Our tireless efforts to provide a safe and hygienic experience and awareness campaigns are bearing fruit, as seen in the form of steadily increasing demand for air travel. We are currently operating at around 70% of our pre-covid capacity and we hope that the growth will continue into 2021. We wish to thank all our customers for the confidence and trust that they have placed on our airline and we thank all our employees for rising to the occasion of delivering superior levels of customer service under these challenging circumstances. We will continue to adapt our business to the needs of the hour, and we look forward to achieving more milestones in the coming months”.

IndiGo has already operated 1,00,000 flights between May 25, 2020 and November 11, 2020, including all domestic and international flights. Currently the airline is operating between 100 – 130 scheduled flights from three key metro cities – Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. In addition, IndiGo is operating passenger and CarGo charter flights across domestic and international markets.

 

IndiGo achieves its next milestone

IndiGo achieves its next milestone; operates 50,000 flights since lockdown

IndiGo, India’s largest Airline, marked the completion of 50,000 flights since lockdown till September 12, 2020. The tally includes scheduled commercial operations, passenger charters, CarGo charters, Air Bubble flights, and repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat programme. All these fights were operated while adhering to all the precautionary measures. During this period, the airline has operated 47865 domestic flights across India and 1799 international flights to destinations spanning across Middle East, Central Asia, South-East Asia and South Asia region. IndiGo touched this milestone with the operations of 6E 494 from Delhi to Patna this morning.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “From our first relief flight to Jodhpur and our first passenger charter flight to Maldives, we are proud to be an integral part in supporting India’s growth for its economy and its employment via our operations. We are pleased to see an uptick in travel demand, with IndiGo reaching a milestone of 50,000 flights since lockdown till today. We have experienced gradual increase in demand and confidence, in air travel, evidenced by steadily rising indicators like PLF, unit revenue and future bookings. Going by the current trend, we are hopeful of achieving 60% of our pre-covid operational capacity by Diwali. We will continue to adapt our business to the needs of the hour”.

Being the leading CarGo operator in domestic market, IndiGo also operated 1700 CarGo flights over the last 5 months and transporting over 14300 MT of CarGo between April to September 2020, clocking in the highest net monthly revenue in August 2020 from CarGo operations despite an operational capacity of only 32 per cent. Additionally, IndiGo operations enabled the repatriation of 1,50,000 citizens to and from India, who were stranded due to the pandemic, till August 2020.

IndiGo marks 100 days of flying by enabling India’s first ever

IndiGo marks 100 days of flying by enabling India’s first ever
blood plasma transport in CarGo

2^nd airline globally to successfully transport plasma in CarGo

2 bags of convalescent plasma flown from Bengaluru to Srinagar

IndiGo, in its bid to support the country in its fight against the pandemic, created the first ever blood plasma corridor to save the life of a patient suffering from COVID-19. The plasma units were transported on IndiGo CarGo from Bengaluru to Srinagar via connecting flights. The plasma was first flown from Bengaluru to Delhi on 6E 363 followed by the connecting flight from Delhi to Srinagar 6E 2486. The plasma sustained a transit period of over 8 hours and was delivered successfully at the government hospital in Srinagar today. IndiGo is the second airline in the world to have transported plasma successfully onboard CarGo.

Shri B. Sriramulu, Hon'ble Minister, Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka speaking on the occasion, applauded the efforts of the IndiGo Team who assisted the medical team to achieve this feat on ground and in air! He emphasised the 4th T in the implementation strategy for COVID is Teamwork (5T -Trace, Test, Treat, Teamwork and Training). “It was a proud moment that Karnataka is leading the way to show how we can save lives by flying that extra mile.”

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer and Wholetime Director, IndiGo said, “At IndiGo, we are continuously looking for opportunities to contribute to the nation and our citizens’ fight against COVID-19. The creation of the first air corridor in India to transport blood plasma can have a huge positive impact on the treatment of COVID-19 patients through plasma therapy. I would like to congratulate the IndiGo CarGo team for making this possible and commencing a new chapter in the history of aviation in India”.

Dr. Vishal Rao, Associate Dean, HCG Cancer Hospital said, “At a time when the medical community is looking at possibilities to save lives of seriously ill COVID-19 patients, plasma therapy is one of the promising lines of treatment being explored. HCG Plasma bank has been able to cater to hundreds of needy critical patients. The creation of a successful air corridor opens up new possibilities for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 with plasma from anywhere in the country. We would like to thank Captain Rahul Srivastava, IndiGo CarGo team and BIAL in helping us save lives by making this possible.”

This was the first instance in the country, where two convalescent COVID Plasma bags were transported in CarGo from Bengaluru to Kashmir for critical COVID-19 patients. Recently, an inter-state green corridor - over a 348-km stretch for 4.5 hours - was created to transport convalescent plasma from HealthCare Global Cancer Hospital in Bengaluru to a private hospital in Chennai on August 04, 2020. Recently the US FDA has authorised the use of plasma therapy. It’s use in moderate, severe and critical illness can yield results of upto 100%, 80% and 60% respectively. Earlier intervention with plasma therapy in patients would be ideal to save more lives.

IndiGo repatriated 212 Indians citizens from Russia

IndiGo repatriated 212 Indians citizens from Russia

-        Operates 1st passenger charter from Moscow-Kochi

In continuation with its commitment to support the repatriation efforts, IndiGo operated a special charter flight from Russia to bring back stranded Indian citizens. The IndiGo flight 6E 8691 from Moscow to Kochi transferred a total of 212 passengers on August 02, 2020. The passengers who were mostly students flew home by the chartered flight en route Moscow - Amritsar - Kochi with the assistance of Embassy of India in Moscow, Russia and Nixtour India Private Limited. IndiGo operated the flight while adhering to all the precautionary measures, ensuring a safe and hassle-free flying experience for the passengers.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “We are pleased to leverage our resources to operate repatriation flights to support stranded citizens. We would like to extend our gratitude to the Indian government for allowing charter operations, this being our first flight from Russia. We look forward to contribute and support the nation in these times”.

IndiGo operated over 800 flights, repatriated 150,000 passengers in

 IndiGo operated over 800 flights, repatriated 150,000 passengers in less than 3 months

Continuing with its mission to work together and support the nation in the current situation, IndiGo has operated more than 800 charter flights while repatriating 150,000 passengers from the Gulf Cooperation Council, South East Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States and SAARC countries from June, 2020 till Aug, 2020. The airline operated international flights from Middle Eastern countries including UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and from other Asian nations like Maldives, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong SAR of China with Russia, Uzbekistan and Philippines being the latest additions to its international repatriation efforts. IndiGo operated these flights while adhering to all the precautionary measures, ensuring a safe and hassle-free travel experience on-board a lean clean flying machine.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “We are pleased to have successfully operated over 800 international flights in almost under 3 months, including passenger charters and repatriation flights under Vande Bharat mission. It brings us immense satisfaction to be able to contribute in bringing back our fellow countrymen through these flights. We would also like to thank the Indian government for trusting us to operate these flights and including us in the Vande Bharat Mission. We look forward to supporting the nation in its hour of need”.

IndiGo repatriated 213 Indian citizens from

IndiGo repatriated 213 Indian citizens from Uzbekistan

-Operates 1st passenger charter from Tashkent-Delhi

                        

Continuing with its commitment to support the repatriation efforts, IndiGo operated a special charter flight from Uzbekistan to bring back stranded Indian citizens. The IndiGo flight 6E 8516 from Tashkent to Delhi transferred a total of 213 passengers on August 07, 2020. The flight was operated with the assistance of Embassy of India in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Sentro Group. IndiGo operated the flight while adhering to all the precautionary measures, ensuring a safe and hassle-free flying experience for the passengers.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “We are pleased to continue our efforts to bring back stranded Indian nationals, with our first charter flight from Uzbekistan. We extend our gratitude towards the government for allowing IndiGo to operate these international repatriation flights, enabling a safe arrival of our fellow countrymen back to their homes in such difficult times. It is our endeavour to continue to serve the country in every manner possible in these difficult times”.

Important Update from

Important Update from IndiGo

Note from Ronojoy Dutta, CEO, IndiGo

The current pandemic has impacted many industries around the world, amongst which aviation has been one of the sectors that has been impacted the hardest. Even now, IndiGo is  flying only a small percentage of its full fleet of 250 airplanes.

Right at the start of this crisis, IndiGo understood the gravity of the situation. For us, it was critical to minimise the impact of the pandemic on our employees and in fact IndiGo was one of the few airlines globally which paid full salaries for the month of March and April 2020, despite the disruption in business. Subsequently, we did have to undertake a number of measures such as Pay Cuts, Leave Without Pay and various other costs; but unfortunately, these cost savings are clearly not enough to offset the decline in revenues. And from where things stand currently, it is impossible for our company to fly through this economic storm without making some sacrifices, in order to sustain our business operations.

Therefore, after carefully assessing and reviewing all possible scenarios, it is clear that we will need to bid a painful adieu to 10 per cent of our workforce. It is for the first time in the history of IndiGo that we have undertaken such a painful measure. This is indeed a very unfortunate turn of events from the optimistic growth trajectory we had carved out for ourselves just six months ago;  but this pandemic has forced us to re-evaluate our best laid plans.

To help the impacted employees’ tide over the uncertainties emanating from this decision, IndiGo has created a ‘6E Care package’, the details of which are listed below.

Financial support

·  Notice pay in lieu:  Impacted employees will be paid notice pay in lieu of serving notice applicable to them. This will be calculated on the gross salary, basis the employee’s notice period.

·  Severance Payment: In addition to notice pay, impacted employees will be paid a severance pay which will be calculated as one month of CTC for every completed year of service, subject to a maximum of 12 months. This will lead to higher cash in hand in comparison to calculations on Gross salary

·  At a minimum, an impacted employee will receive at least 3-months’ gross salary, including both the above payments. Those with higher tenure with the company will receive more as per the above calculation method.

·  Annual Bonus / Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) (for Non- crew), FY 2019 – 20 : Payment of bonus / PLI shall be made when the Company decides to make this pay-out to the rest of the employees in this financial year, even after the impacted employee’s exit.

·  Longevity Bonus (Crew): For year 2020, longevity bonus shall be paid along with Full and Final to eligible crew members. This bonus is only applicable for cabin crews.

·  Leave Encashment, if any

·  Gratuity, as applicable per Payment of Gratuity act

Medical Insurance

• Medical Insurance coverage for impacted employees will be extended until December 2020. There shall also be a provision to continue with the policy post December 2020 as per applicable market rates. For those employees who had covered their parents via the policy, such insurance will also be extended until December 2020. As is currently existing, payment will be borne by the employees.

Professional Support:  We appreciate how important continuity of career is to our people and we will do our best to assist. Following are the details for Professional Support.

·  6E Career transition support: In addition to the financial package outlined above, we will also provide the impacted employees, an “Outplacement Allowance” to support them seek professional help to explore career opportunities, outside IndiGo.

·  6E Talent Directory: We value the skills and experience they bring to the table. The directory will help us reach out to them, before anybody else, when we see our operations revert to normal. Needless to say, that it is our commitment to first hire such employees back before opening such positions to other applicants.

·  Recommendation letter:  Each employee who has been impacted will receive a personalized recommendation letter to vouch for their professional credentials

Emotional Support: We understand that these are trying times that can severely test even the best amongst us. To help the impacted employees tide over these emotional times, we will have the following Assistance Program.

·  1-0-1 Assistance Program - 3 months from the last date of employment with us. Details of this program will be shared with the impacted employees directly

One-way Air ticket

• Should the impacted employees need to travel back to their hometown or base location, we will assist them with a one way confirmed air ticket.

This has been one of the toughest decisions that we have had to take and we are ensuring that the transition process for the impacted employees is carried out seamlessly, professionally; and with the utmost respect and compassion.  We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and sincere thanks to all our people who have stood by us through thick and thin; and we are confident that both individually as well as collectively, we will emerge stronger out of this crisis.

IndiGo repatriated 39 Indian nationals from

IndiGo repatriated 39 Indian nationals from Colombia,
in coordination with Qatar Airways

In line with its commitment to support the nation, IndiGo operated a special flight 6E 8717 on July 07, 2020 from Doha to Mumbai to bring back 213 Indian citizens under the aegis of Mission Vande Bharat. The passengers included 37 adults and 02 infants who were stranded in Bogota and travelled on a Qatar Airways flight from Bogota to Doha on July 6, 2020 and connected onwards to the Mission Vande Bharat flight from Doha to Mumbai. The flight operated in close coordination with Indian Mission in Bogota, Indian Mission in Doha and Qatar Airways. The flight landed in Mumbai early today morning, adhering to all precautionary measures and ensuring a safe and hassle-free flying experience for the passengers.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “We are pleased to fly back our fellow countrymen from Bogota, Colombia, in close coordination with the Indian Mission in Doha, the Indian Mission in Colombia and Qatar Airways. It is our endeavour to continue to support the nation in every manner possible in these times.”

IndiGo was the only Indian carrier to be a part of this mission to bring back stranded nationals from Bogota, Colombia.

IndiGo repatriated over 650 Indian

 IndiGo repatriated over 650 Indian nationals from Middle-East on 4 charter flights

In its endeavour to support the nation and bring Indian citizens back to the country, IndiGo operated four special international charter flights on June 09, 2020 including three from Qatar and one from UAE, to bring back 546 citizens back to India. The IndiGo flight 6E 9076 transferred 210 passengers from Doha to Mumbai, flight 6E 9431 transported 168 passengers from Doha to Mumbai, flight 6E 9438 transferred 168 passengers from Doha to Kolkata and flight 6E 9245 carried 120 passengers from Dubai to Lucknow. The charter flights were operated while observing all precautionary measures and safety guidelines.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “We are pleased to contribute towards the collective repatriation efforts being made to bring stranded Indian citizens back to the country. We extend our gratitude towards the government for allowing IndiGo to operate these international repatriation flights, enabling a safe arrival of Indian citizens. We strive to continue towards contributing to serve the country and evolving our services as per the needs of the hour”. 

IndiGo repatriated 643 citizens from

IndiGo repatriated 643 citizens from Qatar and Maldives

In-line with its commitment to support the nation and reunite the families amidst this pandemic, IndiGo operated four special international charter flights from Qatar and Maldives. The IndiGo flight 6E 9431 from Doha to Delhi transferred a total of 129 seafarers and marine passengers on June 11, 2020. Simultaneously, flight 6E 9108 from Male to Mumbai, flight 6E 9101 from Male to Hyderabad transferred total of 343 passengers on June 11, 2020 and flight 6E 9092 Male to Delhi transferred 171 passengers on June 12, 2020. The charter flights from Maldives were commissioned by High Commission of India in Maldives and operated while adhering to all precautionary measures and safety guidelines.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “It is heart-warming to contribute by extending our support in bringing back the stranded citizens and reuniting them with their families. We are thankful to both the governments for allowing us to operate these special flights at this crucial time, with safe return of Indian citizens. We look forward to contribute to the country in every possible way in these difficult times”. 

IndiGo supported in repatriation of 643 Indian citizens, with 129 from Qatar and 514 from Maldives.

IndiGo operated special flights to transfer

IndiGo operated special flights to transfer 197 stranded Kenyan citizens to Mumbai for their flight to Nairobi

In its endeavour to support the nation and stranded passengers, IndiGo operated two special relief flights for Kenyan Nationals in India. The IndiGo flight from Delhi-Ahmedabad-Mumbai transferred total 114 passengers while the flight from Chennai-Bangalore-Hyderabad-Mumbai transferred 83 passengers to Mumbai, for their return flight. The Charter was initiated by Kenya Embassy and the flights were operated while observing all precautionary measures.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “We are pleased to contribute in the evacuation efforts for Kenyan nationals from across the country to Mumbai, from where they were flown to Nairobi by Kenyan Airways. The Charter was initiated in coordination with the Kenyan consulate and the Indian government, to help the citizens reach the Mumbai airport from various cities including Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. We are grateful to the government for allowing IndiGo to operate these repatriation flights, which contributed to the return of stranded Kenyan Nationals to their homes safely. We will continue to contribute to the country in every way possible.

On the occasion, H.E. Willy Kipkorir Bett, High Commissioner of Kenya to India said, “We partnered with IndiGo to facilitate the mobilization of our Kenyan citizens from various cities in the country to Mumbai. I would like to take this opportunity to thank IndiGo and to say that they executed the mobilization in the most professional manner, right from discussing the special requirements for passengers (patients), to ensuring safety measures for COVID-19 like social distancing. Keep up the good work!”

The operations assisted in seamless transfer of 75 citizens from Delhi, 39 from Ahmedabad, 23 from Chennai, 28 from Bengaluru and 32 from Hyderabad, to Mumbai, from where they were flown to Nairobi on a Kenyan Airways flight.

IndiGo transports over 50T in its CarGo flights

IndiGo transports over 50T in its CarGo flights to Singapore and Maldives

In its endeavour to provide support to the nation in the current scenario, IndiGo operated three international CarGo flights, to and from Singapore and Maldives. IndiGo flights from Mumbai-Male-Mumbai, Trivandrum-Male-Trivandrum on May 02, 2020 and Mumbai-Bengaluru-Singapore-Mumbai on April 30, 2020 transported over 50 Tonnes of cargo including pharmaceuticals, fruits and vegetables in the belly and cabin. The flights were operated while observing all precautionary measures.

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “We have been successfully using our A-320 passenger aircraft in a ‘freighter mode’ helping maintain and support supply chains in and out of the country at this critical time. Having previously operated these CarGo flights to the Gulf region, we have now operated these flights to Singapore from Bangalore and to Maldives from Trivandrum and Mumbai. While flying medical supplies, fresh vegetables and other export cargo, IndiGo continues to contribute and adapt its business to the needs of the hour”.

Mr Dutta further added, “We are grateful to the government for allowing to carry cargo in the cabin, which has enabled these operations during the lockdown period.”

IndiGo to resume flight operations from

IndiGo to resume flight operations from May 04 in a phased manner

In its endeavor to reconnect critical air corridors post the lockdown, IndiGo, India’s leading airline, will resume flight operations from May 04, 2020. Initially starting with a slightly curtailed capacity, the airline will increase the operating capacity over the subsequent months, also re-opening selected international flights, depending on the existing international travel guidelines.

Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “Complementing the government’s efforts against Covid-19, we will restart flight operations on vital corridors of air traffic from May 04, 2020. We will begin operations for domestic only and then gradually ramp it up further, to commence operations on some international routes as well. Our singular focus will be on ensuring the health of our customers and our employees. We are working closely with the government and the airports to take our aircraft and our airports to a significantly higher level of cleanliness while ensuring social distancing. The airline industry has always done a tremendous job in ensuring the safety of its customers and I am confident we will rise to this latest challenge as well”.

For customers who are affected by the cancellations until 3^rd May’20, the booking amount will be protected in the form of a credit shell under their PNR number, which can be used to make bookings for the same customer(s) on our website or mobile app valid for 1 year from the date of issuance. For any queries, customers can connect with us via live chat at https://bit.ly/2x5T6nv.