Airline major IndiGo expects to ferry around 112 million (11.2 crore) passengers in the calendar year 2024, outdoing its previous year’s record.
Last calendar year, the airline major had ferried over 100 million (10 crore), while 78 million passengers used its flight services in 2022.
In a LinkedIn post, the airline’s Chief Executive Pieter Elbers, said 2024 was filled again with amazing milestones.
“IndiGo turned 18, launched IndiGoStretch & loyalty program, and ordered Airbus A350-900 widebody aircraft,” Elbers said in a post on LinkedIn.
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“Last year we welcomed 100 million+ customers, this year would be over 112,000,000.”
At present, IndiGo is amongst the fastest-growing airlines in the world.
Notably, the growth comes on the back of the airline facing engine issues which resulted in grounding of around 60 aircraft.
However, capacity augmentation (read wet leasing) measures have resulted in the airline stabilising capacity.
The airline has extended leases of some of the aircraft, it had brought in to shore up capacity.
On the operational front, the airline continues to open new international routes and densify its domestic network.
As of now, IndiGo has a fleet of over 390 aircraft, and operates around 2,100 daily flights, connecting more than 85 domestic destinations and over 35 international destinations.
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