Skift Take
India’s largest airline has taken the next logical step in its growth story by ordering a sizeable number of widebody aircraft. Combined with the A321XLR, the A350-900 will give the airline the ability to connect people from India to the world.
IndiGo, which operates on the no-frills philosophy, has perfected its model of keeping costs low since 2006. The airline is one of the biggest customers of the A320/320neo family, with 1,340 of these ordered and over 350 in operation.
IndiGo’s strategy and disciplined execution over the past 18 years have earned it the ranking of India’s top airline by market share (almost two-thirds of India’s domestic traffic). It also runs a fairly successful regional operation in the Middle East, neighboring countries, and Southeast Asia.
IndiGo on Thursday announced a firm order for 30 A350-9