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Indigo Longhaul Operations
Indigo now really wants to go for the big time and ordered a few dozen A350 for longahul service starting 2027 :o
Curious if they will stick to the lcc for longhaul... |
They have gone straight for the big daddy of widebodies. 12 across in slimlines to the US!! :D
They'll be the first LCC with such big planes. Norwegian went bankrupt very quickly trying to run a few dreamliners. Really interesting to see what their strategy would be. Maybe domestic routes a-la Japan? |
Originally Posted by oliver2002
(Post 36189451)
Indigo now really wants to go for the big time and ordered a few dozen A350 for longahul service starting 2027 :o
Curious if they will stick to the lcc for longhaul... Eg. Delhi to Frankfurt on Vistara is almost full with lower price when comparing with LH. Indians will fill that LCC route if the price is right. :) |
Originally Posted by PiperAtGatesofDawn
(Post 36189564)
They have gone straight for the big daddy of widebodies. 12 across in slimlines to the US!! :D
They'll be the first LCC with such big planes. Norwegian went bankrupt very quickly trying to run a few dreamliners. Really interesting to see what their strategy would be. Maybe domestic routes a-la Japan? I think 6E will go the Scoot route - some premium seating at the front. |
Originally Posted by peasant
(Post 36191497)
Cebu Pacific have 439 seats in A330-900, and Scoot have done well with dreamliners as an LCC.
I think 6E will go the Scoot route - some premium seating at the front. Also you missed Air Asia who have themselves ordered a few A350s as well. |
My bet is on India US in dense config Tower Air style. Thats where you can make money. The A359 can do that. AI has shown that people don't care about quality of seating as long as they can fly direct.
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Yeah I think it will be a densely packed US flight too... but I wouldn't be surprised to see them do domestic metro routes as well in 4-5 years time.
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Like the plane they are flying to IST. One row of business class seats at the front.
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What about Indigo options after 31 may if lease with turkish airlines not renewed?
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Originally Posted by djsingh313
(Post 37106066)
What about Indigo options after 31 may if lease with turkish airlines not renewed?
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Originally Posted by nacho
(Post 37362800)
Saw it on the news from CPH.
Do you think they will do codeshare? While SK might not be the compelling proposition in Y, Indigo effectively only have Y. |
How long before a 15 hour nonstop to NYC is launched that has 28" seat pitch, no IFE screen, and chicken junglee sandwich for breakfast, lunch and dinner? :D
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6E/Indigo service to CPH will be part of their partnership with AK/KL, VS and DL. The LHR slot for Indigo's new BOM-LHR aervice came from Virgin. I expect the choice of CPH is informed by the connecting codeshare opportunities with SK. It should really help SK's transatlantic business.
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6E bumped their order of 30 A359 to 60 on Friday: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com.../124635472.cms
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Originally Posted by leonidas
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How long before a 15 hour nonstop to NYC is launched that has 28" seat pitch, no IFE screen, and chicken junglee sandwich for breakfast, lunch and dinner? :D
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The A321XLR is now flying 3x weekly to ATH.
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Indigo is ending service to Copenhagen as of February 15th. Any insight? This is a very new route.
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No insight, but I suspect it's a combination of Pakistan detour, lingering impacts of recent meltdown and poor choice of initial destination.
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National, 04 June 2026: In view of a traditionally softer demand in the upcoming quarter and an incredibly challenging cost environment, IndiGo has decided to make temporary adjustments to a limited segment of its international network including temporary suspension of operations to Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong and Shanghai starting 1 July 2026, and Siem Reap effective 3 July 2026, until 30 September 2026. IndiGo will resume bookings for all the impacted services starting 1 October 2026; however, should the environment become favourable, IndiGo stands prepared to reinstate these services earlier than scheduled, in appropriate lead time. National, 02 June 2026 – Due to continuing international airspace constraints leading to significantly increased flight duration and a challenging cost environment, IndiGo is having to temporarily discontinue its flight operations to and from Manchester with effect from 31 August 2026. Consequent to this decision, the airline plans to return one of the six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, taken on damp / wet lease, to Norse Atlantic Airways. IndiGo will continue to operate all its remaining long-haul flights as planned. |
Manchester flights are unlikely to return, at least from Delhi and CPH too. From BOM there is a chance for Manchester, since it is not affected much by the Pak air space ban. But first they need to have decent timings to connect to domestic destinations, unless they were unable to get the good afternoon departure and morning return slots at BOM.
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Todays investor presentation had some insights on what they want to do with their A350 fleet:
https://www.goindigo.in/content/dam/...on_2026_v3.pdf The interesting things start at slide 22+ |
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