Indian LCCs, global narrow-body ambitions: Part 1

For the last two years, there have been constant talks about both IndiGo and Spicejet planning a foray to London. While IndiGo even filed for slots at airports in London Area on the A321, Spicejet filed the slots at airports in UK with the A330 – an aircraft it did not have in fleet or … Continue reading Indian LCCs, global narrow-body ambitions: Part 1 →

IndiGo’s China foray

IndiGo has filed for flights to Guangzhou from Kolkata effective 17th October. This was reported by Routes Online this morning. This comes a day after the airline started flights to Chengdu from New Delhi, its first destination in mainland China. The airline operates flights to Hong Kong – from Bengaluru and Kolkata. Network Thoughts was … Continue reading IndiGo’s China foray →

IndiGo to launch flights to Vietnam

IndiGo – India’s largest carrier by fleet and domestic market share announce the launch of flights to Vietnam, starting with Kolkata (IATA: CCU) – Hanoi (IATA: HAN) being the first route effective 3rd October. The flights would be operated by the A320 family aircraft and would fly 7 times a week. This will be the … Continue reading IndiGo to launch flights to Vietnam →

IndiGo gets a step closer to UK foray, Spicejet may join in too

Indian low cost carriers (LCCs) IndiGo and Spicejet have gone a step ahead in their plans of starting flights to the United Kingdom. This comes in the backdrop of the collapse of Icelandic LCC WOW Air. IndiGo has plans of going to London Stansted! Initial reports based on the court filing by Delta against JetBlue … Continue reading IndiGo gets a step closer to UK foray, Spicejet may join in too →

IndiGo announces flights to Hong Kong

Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo announced Hong Kong as its 15th international destination. The airline will connect its southern Indian hub of Bengaluru with Hong Kong effective 11th December 2018 with non-stop flights. The airline will operate as per below timings 6E 1773 BLR 2340 – 0745(+1) HKG 134567 6E 1774 HKG 0845 – 1245 … Continue reading IndiGo announces flights to Hong Kong →