Articles tagged “indigo”

As India adds airports, links more towns, and packs hotel rooms, the real question isn’t if travel will boom, it’s whether the industry can keep up.

The India-Pakistan armed conflict may have ended, but the fallout continues to impact how Indian travel companies conduct business.

Travel is now becoming part of India's soft power toolkit. And the country is no longer shying away from using its muscle to make that point.

There’s rarely a quiet moment for IndiGo’s energetic chief executive, but Pieter Elbers has even more on his plate than usual.

If rerouting becomes the new normal, India risks losing its edge as a fast, affordable hub, and that will hit more than just airlines. The immediate blow is to outbound tourism, particularly to emerging favorites like Central Asia, but a prolonged airspace closure could threaten inbound recovery as well.

While Indian carriers have so far remained relatively insulated from recessionary concerns in the U.S., the sudden closure of Pakistan’s airspace presents a far more immediate and tangible threat.

To get Whitaker onboard just three months after his departure from the FAA is quite the coup from an increasingly bullish IndiGo.

Balancing business class and long-haul travel with cost-competitiveness is essential to IndiGo's survival in the Indian market.

On today’s episode we look at simmering U.S.-Canada relations, American Express’ latest acquisition, and Indigo’s new European routes.

Just days after introducing the 787 Dreamliner on its Bangkok route, IndiGo is ramping up its widebody ambitions further with its first European services.