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Private sector airline IndiGo has been a huge success. This airline has carried over 100 million passengers in a single calendar year. IndiGo has become the first airline in India to achieve this feat. At the same time, IndiGo also became one of the top 10 airlines in the world to achieve this milestone. Let us tell you that Indigo is celebrating its 17th anniversary this year.
What did the company official say?
“Delighted to achieve this historic milestone,” said IndiGo Chief Executive Officer Peter Elbers. This historic figure is the result of the love and trust shown by our customers and the hard work, passion of all IndiGo associates. At IndiGo, we are proud to be a part of nation building by making air travel accessible to millions of Indians for the past 17 years.
Future Plans: Indigo aims to double its size by the end of this decade. To fulfill this ambition, the airline placed a historic order for 500 new aircraft with Airbus. This order is in addition to IndiGo’s earlier order of over 450 aircraft.
IndiGo recently achieved another milestone for India by becoming the first airline to operate more than 2,000 flights in a day. As of today, IndiGo flies to 118 destinations including 32 international destinations. In the last 6 months, IndiGo has added more than 20 new international routes to its network. Apart from this domestic connectivity has been strengthened. The airline aims to increase this further in the next few months.
Indigo Shares: Amid this announcement, Indigo’s shares saw a stormy surge on Monday. On the first trading day of the week, the stock traded at Rs. closed at 2975.05. The stock has registered an increase of 2.01% compared to the previous day. Let us tell you that on December 13, the stock touched Rs 3,006.90. This is the stock’s 52-week high.