Ovens and hot meals: The last frontier for IndiGo after record profit
ALSO READ: IndiGo's net profit doubles to ₹1,895 crore in Q4 as travel demand soarsThis comes on the day the airline announced a record profit of ₹8,172.4 crore, not just the highest for the airline but the highest for any airline in India ever. The airline announced that it is taking the next step in IndiGo’s evolution.
It will launch business class on the busiest and business routes in India.The Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi remains the busiest route in the country, with 377 weekly frequencies each way. This is followed by Delhi-Bengaluru-Delhi and Mumbai-Bengaluru-Mumbai.
ALSO READ: IndiGo to kick off business class on busiest routes in 2024: Check launch dates, routes hereThe airline will look at not just the routes which are busiest in terms of numbers, but also the ones where there could be a demand for business class passengers and where rival Air India (and Vistara) operate business class. At similar fares, IndiGo’s cost structure allows for better margins and, at the same time, allows it to take on the battle with Air India with discounted pricing.Over the last few years, IndiGo has increased its codeshare partnerships.
What started with Turkish Airways now has partnerships with Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Qantas, Jetstar, Qatar Airways, American Airlines and an MoU with Malaysia Airlines.ALSO READ: IndiGo makes long-haul foray, orders 30 wide-body aircraftMany of these airlines offer premium economy class while most of them offer business class. What was restricted only to short sectors in India is seeing expansion, and the mismatch of class of service could lead to passengers opting for competition.
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