IndiGo makes history, becomes first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers a year
Hindustan Times quoted IndiGo's statement. ALSO READ: IndiGo, India’s muscular airline, will shrink in January and there is little it can do Speaking on the occasion, Mr.
Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer of IndiGo said, "We are incredibly delighted to achieve this historic milestone, welcoming aboard 100 million passengers in a year. This landmark figure is the result of the love and trust shown by our customers and the hard work and passion of all IndiGo colleagues…" IndiGo has expanded its global presence by incorporating over 20 additional international routes into its network in the past half-year.
In the release, the airline said that it has worked to enhance its domestic connectivity and has plans to continue this growth trajectory by including sought-after destinations such as Bali, Indonesia, and Medina, Saudi Arabia, to its network in the coming months. Earlier in November, IndiGo dominated the domestic market with a 61.8 percent share of passengers carried and that was nearly six times higher than the second-ranking Air India.
IndiGo now has an impressive backlog of close to 1,000 planes and is set to be delivered over the next decade. Meanwhile, reports arrived that the operations of IndiGo will possibly shrink this January after several months of relentless expansion.
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