India’s largest airline, IndiGo, is poised to deepen its world footprint with the launch of 10 new worldwide locations in FY26, together with long-haul direct flights to London, Copenhagen, and Athens. This enlargement marks a pivotal chapter in IndiGo’s evolution from a dominant home service to a big world aviation participant.
Introduced at a press occasion forward of the IATA AGM 2025 to be hosted in Delhi subsequent week, the enlargement technique aligns with IndiGo’s bigger ambition of reworking into a worldwide airline by 2030. “FY25 has been a pivotal yr in our journey. As India continues to rise as one of many fastest-growing aviation markets, IndiGo is firmly dedicated to contributing to this momentum,” stated Pieter Elbers, CEO, IndiGo.
A key enabler of IndiGo’s worldwide push is its aggressive fleet enlargement. With one new plane becoming a member of its fleet each week, the airline expects to surpass 600 plane by 2030. A serious growth consists of the damp lease settlement with Norse Atlantic Airways for six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner plane, scheduled to reach by early 2026, complementing the anticipated arrival of A350s in 2027.
The long-range A321XLR plane—becoming a member of IndiGo’s fleet in FY26—will additional empower the airline to enter new medium-to-long haul markets, making locations like Athens viable for direct connectivity from India.
New Lengthy-Haul Locations: Direct flights from India to London, Copenhagen, and Athens.
Expanded Europe Entry: Manchester and Amsterdam flights launching July 2025.
Central Asia Focus: Launch of 4 new locations and reactivation of Almaty and Tashkent routes from Mumbai.
Southeast Asia Connectivity: New service to Siem Reap (Cambodia), elevated capability to Bali (Indonesia), Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, and Hanoi (Vietnam).
Starting July 1, 2025, IndiGo will provide thrice-weekly direct flights between Mumbai and Manchester, turning into the one airline at present offering nonstop service on this route and likewise the one low-cost service within the nation providing long-haul flight providers. A day later, on July 2, the airline will launch one other long-haul flight connecting Mumbai to Amsterdam, additionally working thrice every week. Each routes shall be served by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner plane, leased from Norse Atlantic Airways, marking IndiGo’s official entry into long-haul wide-body operations.
These additions will deliver IndiGo’s worldwide locations to 51, solidifying its world technique. The service may also develop its home community to 95 stations with upcoming operations at Adampur (Jalandhar) and Hindon (Ghaziabad), together with turning into the primary airline to begin flights from the Navi Mumbai and Noida (Jewar) airports.In a serious infrastructure growth, IndiGo signed an MoU with Bangalore Worldwide Airport Ltd. (BIAL) for a 31-acre MRO (Upkeep, Restore, Overhaul) facility. Designed to help each narrow- and wide-body plane, the power is predicted to streamline upkeep, enhance plane availability, and improve operational effectivity.
IndiGo continues to forge worldwide partnerships as a part of its world technique. A reciprocal codeshare with Japan Airways is underway, and extra alliances are within the pipeline.
Onboard, the client expertise is evolving with the rollout of IndiGoStretch—its business-class equal. At present working on 140 each day flights inside India, the product will debut internationally in June 2025, beginning with Delhi/Mumbai to Bangkok, Singapore, Phuket, and Dubai.
