IndiGo – ‘300 Not Out’

At present, IndiGo’s fleet consists of the Airbus A320ceo & neo, the A321neo, and the ATR 72-600 aircraft

BY AYUSHEE CHAUDHARY

IndiGo, which has been significantly dominating the Indian carrier market, has chronicled another landmark. The budget carrier has touched a milestone of 300 aircraft strong fleet, it announced on January 6, 2023.

Speaking on the occasion, Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “We are excited to announce that our fleet size now stands at 300 aircraft, giving wings to our ambitions. The strong fleet will help us cater to emerging travel demands with the addition of capacity across domestic and international destination shores.”

At present, IndiGo’s fleet consists of the Airbus A320ceo & neo, the A321neo, and the ATR 72-600 aircraft. The no-frill carrier offers a capacity of 180 seats with its A320ceo fleet while the A320neo fleet comes with a seating capacity of 180 and 186. The airline also caters to the seating capacity of 222 and 232 with its A321 fleet while the ATR fleet that is mostly used for regional routes, has the seating capacity of 78.

“We have recently expanded operations across west, east, and north-east India as well as the middle east. We will strive to stay true to our promise of affordable fares, on-time performance, courteous and hassle-free service across a wide network,” Elbers added.

IndiGo has established itself to be amongst the fastest-growing low-cost carriers in the world. With its fleet of 300 aircraft, the airline also announced that it is operating over 1,700+ daily flights, connecting 76 domestic destinations and 26 international destinations. The carrier believes that the

300 aircraft strong fleet will help it in catering to the growing passenger volume, as Indian aviation marks recovery and growth in 2023.

With this feat, IndiGo has become the first Indian airline with this fleet size. After IndiGo, Air India has the second largest fleet size of 122 aircraft with 77 Airbus A320; 18 Boeing 777, 27 Boeing 787. Air India is followed by SpiceJet with a fleet size of 70 that includes 43 Boeing 737 and 28 Bombardier Q400 followed by Vistara having a fleet size of 59 that includes 51 Airbus A320, four Boeing 737 and three Boeing 787. Apart from these Go First has a fleet size of 58 aircraft followed by Air India Express (24) and Alliance Air with 22, according to knowindia.net

According to Statista.com, in 2021, globally, many airlines have over 300 aircraft fleet sizes including The Turkish Airlines with 312, Easyjet with 323, and Alaska Airlines with 330 aircraft. Other airline carriers with large fleet size include Air China at 444, China Eastern Airline at 581, China Southern Airlines at 626, Southwest Airlines at 734, Delta air lines at 781, and United airlines at 834. Currently, the largest fleet size in the world is that of American Airlines with over 900 aircraft. According to the carrier’s factsheet, at the end of 2022’s third quarter; American Airlines’ active Mainline Fleet was 908, active regional fleet 553 and 197 future deliveries were still listed.

In a report released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the regulatory body shared the performance of domestic airlines for the year 2022. The report was prepared by analysing the

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The airline also announced that it is operating over 1700+ daily flights and connecting 76 domestic destinations and 26 international destinations