Published on : Friday, June 14, 2019
William Boulter, Chief Commercial Officer, IndiGo said China is a market with immense potential and holds prominent trade, cultural and tourism values. This will be the first non-stop service between Chengdu and India. IndiGo, is India’s largest airline with around 50 per cent share in domestic passenger market. The airline said that it would be opening the sale of tickets for flights on the Delhi-Chengdu route as soon as it secures “the requisite regulatory approvals”.
The company said that the new flights were designed to cater to business and leisure travellers who were constantly on the lookout for new and affordable flying options.
Earlier this month, the airline announced the addition of international flights on Mumbai to Dammam in Saudi Arabia and Chennai to Kuala Lumpur routes. The flights between Mumbai and Damman will be operational from July 5. The flights between Chennai and Kuala Lumpur will start from July 15. From July 5, the airline will also operate additional daily non-stop flights on Mumbai-Doha routes.
IndiGo, currently has a fleet of over 200 aircraft. The airline offers around 1,400 daily flights and connects 54 domestic destinations and 18 international destinations. Locally, The sirline has said it would start daily non-stop flights from Ahmedabad to Guwahati and Bagdogra (West Bengal) from July 5.