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Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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IndiGo Adds New Oman Service from June 2016
Indias low-cost carrier IndiGo from Late-June 2016 launches new international route to Oman, as the airline schedules Kochi Muscat service.
Starting 21JUN16, the airline will operate this route on daily basis, with Airbus A320 aircraft.
6E083 COK1855 2100MCT 320 D
6E084 MCT2200 0305+1COK 320 D
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megatop747 Member
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 4:55 pm Post subject: Indigo A320 at Vadodara on May 19th 2016, technical problem |
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An Indigo Airbus A320-200, registration VT-IDR performing flight 6E-591 from Vadodara to Delhi (India) with 177 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out Vadodara's runway 04 (length 8100 feet/2469 meters) when the crew stopped the climb at 4000 feet and entered a hold. The crew subsequently decided to divert to Ahmedabad (India, runway length 11800 feet/3600 meters), climbed to 7000 feet and landed on Ahmedabad's runway 23 at a higher than normal speed (about 166 knots over ground) about 45 minutes after departure.
The flight was cancelled.
The airline reported the aircraft suffered a technical glitch. The passengers were taken to hotels, only a few opted to be taken back to Vadodara and board another flight.
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megatop747 Member
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 4:55 pm Post subject: IndiGo Pilots Grounded For Almost Landing On Road |
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Several passengers and others were endangered when an IndiGo aircraft flew close to a road near the Jaipur Airport in February, mistaking it for the runway.
The pilots have been grounded by aviation regulator DGCA or the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
The incident took place on February 27 when the IndiGo Flight 6E-237 from Ahmedabad was minutes away from landing at the Jaipur airport.
Sources said the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System went off in the cockpit when the plane moved perilously close to the road, descending at a great speed.
Soon after the warning, the pilots managed a go-around and landed safely at the airport.
The DGCA has suspended the flying licenses of the pilots, the sources said.
IndiGo operates 180-seater planes.
When contacted, IndiGo said the flight 6E-237 was involved in "EGPWS Too Low Terrain" warning during visual approach at runway 27 at Jaipur airport.
"The captain-in-command immediately took a precautionary measure and carried a go-around. The aircraft landed safely on subsequent ILS (Instrument Landing System) approach on runway 27," it said in a statement.
IndiGo said it reported the matter to the regulator and both pilots were taken off flight duties.
Earlier this month, a New Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Vadodara with 177 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the city airport due to a technical fault.
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indigo-plane-flew-close-to-road-licenses-of-2-pilots-suspended-1409101?pfrom=home-topstories |
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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IndiGo Expands Domestic Network in June 2016
Indias low-cost carrier IndiGo in June and July 2016 continues to expand domestic flights, with additional flights and routes being added. Planned new frequencies and routes as follow.
NEW Route:
eff 01JUN16 Kolkata Lucknow 1 daily
eff 22JUN16 Hyderabad Coimbatore 1 daily
eff 22JUN16 Hyderabad Nagpur 1 daily
NEW Frequencies:
eff 01JUN16 Chennai Kolkata New 6th daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Chennai Pune New 4th daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Delhi Ahmedabad New 8th daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Delhi Bangalore New 15th daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Delhi Chennai New 11th daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Delhi Goa New 5th daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Delhi Kochi New 3rd daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Delhi Kolkata New 12th and 13th daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Delhi Lucknow New 8th daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Delhi Pune New 7th daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Hyderabad Ahmedabad New 2nd daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Hyderabad Bangalore New 10th daily flight
eff 01JUN16 Hyderabad Chennai New 8th daily flight
eff 02JUN16 Kochi Thiruvananthapuram New 2nd daily flight
eff 02JUN16 Delhi Thiruvananthapuram New 2nd daily flight
eff 21JUN16 Hyderabad Kochi New 2nd daily flight
eff 01JUL16 Hyderabad Goa New 2nd daily flight
eff 01JUL16 Lucknow Bangalore New 3rd daily flight
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Indigo has added a pre-owned A320 to the fleet today, as VT-IDU. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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IndiGo mid-July 2016 Domestic Flight Increases
IndiGo has outlined planned domestic flights increase in July 2016, effective 10JUL16. Planned new frequency increase on existing markets include:
Chennai Coimbatore New 4th daily flight
Chennai Visakhapatnam New 2nd daily flight
Hyderabad Ahmedabad New 3rd daily flight
Hyderabad Visakhapatnam New 4th daily flight
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HAWK21M Member
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Why is Indigo not considering A321s. _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! |
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binaiks Member
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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HAWK21M wrote: | Why is Indigo not considering A321s. |
Probably to maintain fleet uniformity. It would be a nightmare if they had different seat configs. Especially for a time sensitive operation like that of 6E _________________ Regards,
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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HAWK21M wrote: | Why is Indigo not considering A321s. |
They did, and then they converted the order to A320s to ensure uniformity in the seat configurations _________________ http://www.youtube.com/c/JishnuBasu777 |
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Indigo has added a new A320NEO to the fleet today, as VT-ITE. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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AKLDELNonstop Member
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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binaiks wrote: | Probably to maintain fleet uniformity. It would be a nightmare if they had different seat configs. Especially for a time sensitive operation like that of 6E |
While this is true, with their current size and future growth, they will likely be adding another type to their fleet. The A321 is a good bet as the newer models have fairly decent range too, enabling them to operate to SE Asia routes with some capacity upgrade.
I also won't be surprised to see them order a wide body in the not too distant future - my bet would be on either the 330 NEOs or the 788s _________________ Geniuses are always misunderstood in their lifetimes. |
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 2:25 am Post subject: |
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/indigo-to-start-chandigarh-dubai-flights-from-september/articleshow/53479423.cms
IndiGo to start Chandigarh-Dubai flights from September
Jul 31, 2016
IndiGo today announced direct flights from the city to Dubai, starting September, a year after the inauguration of a new terminal at the Chandigarh International Airport.
The city is all set to get on the international aviation map with the announcement.
IndiGo will launch its new daily non-stop flights between Chandigarh and Dubai, starting September 26, the Gurgaon-based carrier said in a release.
It has also announced special all-inclusive return fare of Rs 9,999 for its maiden international flight, which is up for booking from today.
"We are very excited about the new launch from Chandigarh to Dubai. Chandigarh has been a promising market for us at IndiGo. We are excited to provide an international connection from Chandigarh which has been a long standing request from the people of city," IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh said in the release.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 4:43 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | IndiGo to start Chandigarh-Dubai flights from September
Jul 31, 2016
IndiGo today announced direct flights from the city to Dubai, starting September, a year after the inauguration of a new terminal at the Chandigarh International Airport.
The city is all set to get on the international aviation map with the announcement.
IndiGo will launch its new daily non-stop flights between Chandigarh and Dubai, starting September 26, the Gurgaon-based carrier said in a release.
It has also announced special all-inclusive return fare of Rs 9,999 for its maiden international flight, which is up for booking from today.
"We are very excited about the new launch from Chandigarh to Dubai. Chandigarh has been a promising market for us at IndiGo. We are excited to provide an international connection from Chandigarh which has been a long standing request from the people of city," IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh said in the release. |
Probably it will mark the beginning of a new market for existing and upcoming international players including the ME3. With every second home having links to NRI diaspora, airlines may get to hit gold in form of IXC |
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.reuters.com/article/interglobe-results-idUSL3N1AI46Y
IndiGo might delay taking delivery of some Airbus A320neo planes
Aug 1, 2016
IndiGo might have to delay taking delivery of more Airbus A320neo planes to allow Pratt & Whitney time to sort out engine problems, the carrier's owner said on Monday.
Aditya Ghosh said IndiGo still expects to have a total of 24 A320neo planes in its fleet by the end of this fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, if there are no delays in taking delivery due to engine problems.
"Pratt & Whitney and Airbus both are trying very hard to fix the issues. Right now we just want them to focus on that and meet those timelines they have given us," Ghosh told a call with analysts.
"Operationally the A320neo continues to be a challenge," Ghosh said, adding that problems with the engines on its existing A320neo planes were making it difficult for IndiGo to maintain flight schedules. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Indigo has added a new A320NEO to the fleet today, as VT-ITK. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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Indigo expands Kolkata Flights from mid-August 2016
Indian low-cost carrier Indigo later next week is expanding a number of flights on key domestic markets, mainly focusing on service to/from Kolkata, effective 15AUG16.
Kolkata Agartala NEW 5th daily service
Kolkata Hyderabad NEW 5th daily service
Kolkata Visakhapatnam NEW route, 1 daily service
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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Indigo adds new Kochi Dubai flight from Sep 2016
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo starting Late-September 2016 is introducing additional flights on Kochi Dubai route, in addition to planned new Chandigarh Dubai route. From 26SEP16, the airline will add a 2nd daily rotation on Kochi Dubai sector, departing Kochi overnight, Dubai in evening hours.
6E071 COK0150 0435DXB 320 D
6E067 COK1845 2120DXB 320 D
6E072 DXB1920 0100+1COK 320 D
6E068 DXB2310 0455+1COK 320 D
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Indigo is to shortly add a pre-owned A320 to the fleet, as VT-IDW. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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indiGo announces its 35th destination in India and its 40th destination overall - Port Blair
indiGo will commence operations into Port Blair with 1x daily Delhi-Kolkata-Port Blair starting September 28th (Delhi-Kolkata will go 13 daily from the same date) and 1x daily Hyderabad-Chennai-Port Blair (Hyderabad-Chennai will go 8 daily from the same date)
* 1 daily Delhi-Kolkata-Port Blair
6E661 DEL0505 - 0715CCU0745 - 1000IXZ 320 D
6E662 IXZ1030 - 1245CCU1315 - 1525DEL 320 D
* 1 daily Hyderabad-Chennai-Port Blair
6E666 HYD0650 - 0755MAA0855 - 1115IXZ 320 D
6E858 IXZ1145 - 1405MAA1435 - 1550HYD 320 D
Bookings open! _________________ <a><img></a> |
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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6E launches nonstop Hyderabad-Varanasi effective 30SEP, and increases Delhi-Chennai to 11 daily from 28SEP. These new flights are linked to the upcoming Port Blair rotations. _________________ <a><img></a> |
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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Indigo has added a pre-owned A320 to the fleet today, as VT-IDV.
Interestingly enough, this airframe has done two six-month tours of duty in India, with GoAir; first as VT-WAY (2005-2006), and then as VT-WAX (2006-2007). _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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abhijith16 wrote: | 6E launches nonstop Hyderabad-Varanasi effective 30SEP, and increases Delhi-Chennai to 11 daily from 28SEP. These new flights are linked to the upcoming Port Blair rotations. |
Both 6E and Spicejet and battling each other introducing new routes. For example, 6E announced CCU-VTZ and Spicejet followed. Now Spicejet recently started HYD-VNS, and now 6E has announced. For a new route, HYD-VNS, I wonder if there is enough traffic for both. |
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abhijith16 Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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indiGo has announced a whole slew of increases on existing routes starting September 2016 -
* Delhi - Ranchi increases from 2 to 4 daily (3rd daily effective 01SEP, 4th daily effective 12SEP)
* Delhi - Udaipur increases from 2 to 3 daily effective 01SEP
* Delhi - Vadodara increases from 3 to 4 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Jammu increases from 2 to 3 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Bhubaneshwar increases from 2 to 4 daily (3rd daily effective 12SEP, 4th daily effective 01OCT)
* Delhi - Chandigarh increases from 1 to 2 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Kolkata increases from 11 to 13 daily (12th daily effective 12SEP, 13th daily effective 28SEP)
* Kolkata - Bhubaneshwar increases from 3 to 5 daily (4th daily effective 12SEP, 5th daily effective 01OCT)
* Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram increases from 1 to 2 daily effective 12SEP.
This also includes the previously mentioned increase in Chennai-Hyderabad _________________ <a><img></a> |
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:19 am Post subject: |
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Dozens of pilots bid goodbye to IndiGo
With domestic airlines embarking on ambitious expansion plans, the demand for pilots and cabin crew across various levels is on the rise. Against this backdrop, various airlines, including IndiGo, are also pitching for increasing the mandatory notice period for pilots to one year from six months.
Read more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/dozenspilots-bid-goodbye-to-indigo_7407881.html?utm_source=ref_article
So 6E pilots are leaving in droves. Any idea where they are going to? ME3? _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes).
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Indigo is to shortly add a pre-owned A320 to the fleet, as VT-IDZ. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Indigo has added yet another pre-owned A320 to the fleet today, as VT-IDW. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Indigo has added a new A320NEO to the fleet today, as VT-ITG. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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abhijith16 wrote: | indiGo has announced a whole slew of increases on existing routes starting September 2016 -
* Delhi - Ranchi increases from 2 to 4 daily (3rd daily effective 01SEP, 4th daily effective 12SEP)
* Delhi - Udaipur increases from 2 to 3 daily effective 01SEP
* Delhi - Vadodara increases from 3 to 4 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Jammu increases from 2 to 3 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Bhubaneshwar increases from 2 to 4 daily (3rd daily effective 12SEP, 4th daily effective 01OCT)
* Delhi - Chandigarh increases from 1 to 2 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Kolkata increases from 11 to 13 daily (12th daily effective 12SEP, 13th daily effective 28SEP)
* Kolkata - Bhubaneshwar increases from 3 to 5 daily (4th daily effective 12SEP, 5th daily effective 01OCT)
* Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram increases from 1 to 2 daily effective 12SEP.
This also includes the previously mentioned increase in Chennai-Hyderabad |
More increases from October
* Delhi - Visakhapatnam increases to 2 daily effective 28OCT
* Hyderabad - Visakhapatnam increases to 5 daily effective 28OCT
* Bengaluru - Thiruvananthapuram increases to 4 daily effective 01OCT
With the Ahmedabad NOTAM ending from 30OCT, indiGo increases the following flights
* Ahmedabad - Kolkata increases to 3 daily
* Ahmedabad - Bengaluru increases to 4 daily
* Ahmedabad - Delhi increases to 8 daily
* Ahmedabad - Goa increases to 2 daily
* Ahmedabad - Pune increases to 12 weekly (except Sat, Sun) _________________ <a><img></a> |
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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abhijith16 wrote: | abhijith16 wrote: |
* Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram increases from 1 to 2 daily effective 12SEP.
This also includes the previously mentioned increase in Chennai-Hyderabad |
* Bengaluru - Thiruvananthapuram increases to 4 daily effective 01OCT
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6E now offers at least 65% of domestic capacity out of TRV - Are they this dominant elsewhere? |
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abhijith16 Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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abhijith16 wrote: | abhijith16 wrote: | indiGo has announced a whole slew of increases on existing routes starting September 2016 -
* Delhi - Ranchi increases from 2 to 4 daily (3rd daily effective 01SEP, 4th daily effective 12SEP)
* Delhi - Udaipur increases from 2 to 3 daily effective 01SEP
* Delhi - Vadodara increases from 3 to 4 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Jammu increases from 2 to 3 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Bhubaneshwar increases from 2 to 4 daily (3rd daily effective 12SEP, 4th daily effective 01OCT)
* Delhi - Chandigarh increases from 1 to 2 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Kolkata increases from 11 to 13 daily (12th daily effective 12SEP, 13th daily effective 28SEP)
* Kolkata - Bhubaneshwar increases from 3 to 5 daily (4th daily effective 12SEP, 5th daily effective 01OCT)
* Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram increases from 1 to 2 daily effective 12SEP.
This also includes the previously mentioned increase in Chennai-Hyderabad |
More increases from October
* Delhi - Visakhapatnam increases to 2 daily effective 28OCT
* Hyderabad - Visakhapatnam increases to 5 daily effective 28OCT
* Bengaluru - Thiruvananthapuram increases to 4 daily effective 01OCT
With the Ahmedabad NOTAM ending from 30OCT, indiGo increases the following flights
* Ahmedabad - Kolkata increases to 3 daily
* Ahmedabad - Bengaluru increases to 4 daily
* Ahmedabad - Delhi increases to 8 daily
* Ahmedabad - Goa increases to 2 daily
* Ahmedabad - Pune increases to 12 weekly (except Sat, Sun) |
EVEN MORE CHANGES -
* Bengaluru - Bhubaneshwar increases to 4 daily (3rd daily begins 01OCT, 4th daily begins 25OCT)
* Bengaluru - Chandigarh increases to 2 daily effective 09OCT
* Bengaluru - Varanasi to be launched nonstop effective 23OCT
* Bengaluru - Patna to be launched nonstop (both ways) effective 01OCT
* Bengaluru - Hyderabad increases to 11 daily effective W16
* Bengaluru - Lucknow increases to 3 daily effective 01OCT _________________ <a><img></a> |
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abhijith16 Member
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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abhijith16 wrote: | abhijith16 wrote: | abhijith16 wrote: | indiGo has announced a whole slew of increases on existing routes starting September 2016 -
* Delhi - Ranchi increases from 2 to 4 daily (3rd daily effective 01SEP, 4th daily effective 12SEP)
* Delhi - Udaipur increases from 2 to 3 daily effective 01SEP
* Delhi - Vadodara increases from 3 to 4 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Jammu increases from 2 to 3 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Bhubaneshwar increases from 2 to 4 daily (3rd daily effective 12SEP, 4th daily effective 01OCT)
* Delhi - Chandigarh increases from 1 to 2 daily effective 12SEP
* Delhi - Kolkata increases from 11 to 13 daily (12th daily effective 12SEP, 13th daily effective 28SEP)
* Kolkata - Bhubaneshwar increases from 3 to 5 daily (4th daily effective 12SEP, 5th daily effective 01OCT)
* Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram increases from 1 to 2 daily effective 12SEP.
This also includes the previously mentioned increase in Chennai-Hyderabad |
More increases from October
* Delhi - Visakhapatnam increases to 2 daily effective 28OCT
* Hyderabad - Visakhapatnam increases to 5 daily effective 28OCT
* Bengaluru - Thiruvananthapuram increases to 4 daily effective 01OCT
With the Ahmedabad NOTAM ending from 30OCT, indiGo increases the following flights
* Ahmedabad - Kolkata increases to 3 daily
* Ahmedabad - Bengaluru increases to 4 daily
* Ahmedabad - Delhi increases to 8 daily
* Ahmedabad - Goa increases to 2 daily
* Ahmedabad - Pune increases to 12 weekly (except Sat, Sun) |
EVEN MORE CHANGES -
* Bengaluru - Bhubaneshwar increases to 4 daily (3rd daily begins 01OCT, 4th daily begins 25OCT)
* Bengaluru - Chandigarh increases to 2 daily effective 09OCT
* Bengaluru - Varanasi to be launched nonstop effective 23OCT
* Bengaluru - Patna to be launched nonstop (both ways) effective 01OCT
* Bengaluru - Hyderabad increases to 11 daily effective W16
* Bengaluru - Lucknow increases to 3 daily effective 01OCT |
NO END TO CHANGES -
* Bengaluru - Kochi increases to 4 daily effective 09OCT
* Bengaluru - Delhi increases to 16 daily effective 01OCT
* Delhi - Patna increases from 3 to 6 daily effective 01OCT
* Bengaluru - Kolkata increases to 10 daily effective 01OCT (this service extends to Imphal)
* Kolkata - Imphal increases to 2 daily effective 01OCT (extension of the above service)
* Bengaluru - Nagpur increases to 2 daily effective 09OCT
* Delhi - Goa increases to 5 daily effective 01OCT
* Delhi - Hyderabad increases to 11 daily effective 28OCT. _________________ <a><img></a> |
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 1:31 am Post subject: |
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nadarji wrote: | abhijith16 wrote: | abhijith16 wrote: |
* Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram increases from 1 to 2 daily effective 12SEP.
This also includes the previously mentioned increase in Chennai-Hyderabad |
* Bengaluru - Thiruvananthapuram increases to 4 daily effective 01OCT
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6E now offers at least 65% of domestic capacity out of TRV - Are they this dominant elsewhere? |
NAG has similar stats - 13 out of the roughly 20 daily departures are 6E.
BDQ seems even worse - 8 out of 13 daily departures are 6E.
Now the question is - is this capacity dumping sustainable? |
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My home RAJ sees 4 9W 737-700 flights to BOM. 1 AI A319 flight to BOM (changes to A320 on season / demand) and 1 AI ATR72 flight to DEL (which may cancel soon). Letting 9W enjoy the monopoly here of 70+%.
We may not see 6E get to RAJ due to runway length - |
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iah87 Member
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The US carriers after years of forever expanding and with numerous carriers, lost money in millions and had to seek bankruptcy many times. But now with fewer carriers and US allowing many mergers, and the existing carriers practicing self discipline in adding new service, the airline industry in US appears healthy. This is even before the oil price decline.
But in India, the opposite is happening. Massive capacity increases in many existing routes, especially by Indigo, which seems to match any new flight started by other carriers, would not be good for the long term health. Plus there are numerous carriers in service and many more wanting to start service. Some new routes do warrant service however and Indigo has to be commended on starting these routes.
Hope India does not follow the path of Indonesia where similar things happened but many carriers were forced to compromise in safety and close eventually. |
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Indigo has added a new A320NEO to the fleet today, as VT-ITB. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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abhijith16 Member
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5Patel wrote: | My home RAJ sees 4 9W 737-700 flights to BOM. 1 AI A319 flight to BOM (changes to A320 on season / demand) and 1 AI ATR72 flight to DEL (which may cancel soon). Letting 9W enjoy the monopoly here of 70+%.
We may not see 6E get to RAJ due to runway length - |
Runway length at Rajkot is not the issue, since 6E operates to Dibrugarh (whose runway length is the same as Rajkot). The real issue is lack of any viable slots at Mumbai, where the airport has almost stopped issuing new slots to anyone due to lack of runway capacity. _________________ <a><img></a> |
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abhijith16 Member
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iah87 wrote: | The US carriers after years of forever expanding and with numerous carriers, lost money in millions and had to seek bankruptcy many times. But now with fewer carriers and US allowing many mergers, and the existing carriers practicing self discipline in adding new service, the airline industry in US appears healthy. This is even before the oil price decline.
But in India, the opposite is happening. Massive capacity increases in many existing routes, especially by Indigo, which seems to match any new flight started by other carriers, would not be good for the long term health. Plus there are numerous carriers in service and many more wanting to start service. Some new routes do warrant service however and Indigo has to be commended on starting these routes.
Hope India does not follow the path of Indonesia where similar things happened but many carriers were forced to compromise in safety and close eventually. |
Well, the trick is how low 6E's operating cost can go. This widens the gestation period for 6E's new flights and new connections. Not only that, indiGo knows the secret to dominating metro routes - having unparalleled frequencies and timings. That places their stake on the frequent flyer pie at a maximum. _________________ <a><img></a> |
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5Patel Member
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abhijith16 wrote: | 5Patel wrote: | My home RAJ sees 4 9W 737-700 flights to BOM. 1 AI A319 flight to BOM (changes to A320 on season / demand) and 1 AI ATR72 flight to DEL (which may cancel soon). Letting 9W enjoy the monopoly here of 70+%.
We may not see 6E get to RAJ due to runway length - |
Runway length at Rajkot is not the issue, since 6E operates to Dibrugarh (whose runway length is the same as Rajkot). The real issue is lack of any viable slots at Mumbai, where the airport has almost stopped issuing new slots to anyone due to lack of runway capacity. |
Runway length might be a problem. We never see 737-800 unless there's VIPs on them - IPL Gujarat Lions team had home base here and Jet flew 737-800 only when IPL teams were on them. Same for other cricket matches. We always find 95-100% occupancy on RAJ-BOM routes on 737-700s and A319s but lower on on RAJ-DEL flights even on ATR72. That's why AI is reducing from daily to few days a week to DEL now.
Real "problem" is Indigo usually starts a new station with flights to 3+ places. There's not enough A320 capacity anywhere else than BOM right now. Heard from Jet airport staff that they are planning to add 5th frequency to BOM but not to DEL.
The only option for us is to travel by Volvos by private operators directly dropping us at AMD airport - taking 4 hours. |
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GF1011 Member
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If theres anyone who can turn the situation at RAJ on its head, it is 6E. Soon they'll be able to afford to launch twice daily RAJ-DEL/CCU/BLR with onward connections and bite off a big chunk of 9W's paxbase that usually connects onward via BOM. |
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abhijith16 Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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5Patel wrote: | abhijith16 wrote: | 5Patel wrote: | My home RAJ sees 4 9W 737-700 flights to BOM. 1 AI A319 flight to BOM (changes to A320 on season / demand) and 1 AI ATR72 flight to DEL (which may cancel soon). Letting 9W enjoy the monopoly here of 70+%.
We may not see 6E get to RAJ due to runway length - |
Runway length at Rajkot is not the issue, since 6E operates to Dibrugarh (whose runway length is the same as Rajkot). The real issue is lack of any viable slots at Mumbai, where the airport has almost stopped issuing new slots to anyone due to lack of runway capacity. |
Runway length might be a problem. We never see 737-800 unless there's VIPs on them - IPL Gujarat Lions team had home base here and Jet flew 737-800 only when IPL teams were on them. Same for other cricket matches. We always find 95-100% occupancy on RAJ-BOM routes on 737-700s and A319s but lower on on RAJ-DEL flights even on ATR72. That's why AI is reducing from daily to few days a week to DEL now.
Real "problem" is Indigo usually starts a new station with flights to 3+ places. There's not enough A320 capacity anywhere else than BOM right now. Heard from Jet airport staff that they are planning to add 5th frequency to BOM but not to DEL.
The only option for us is to travel by Volvos by private operators directly dropping us at AMD airport - taking 4 hours. |
Dude, once again - have you read my post properly?
Runway length is NOT THE PROBLEM. Air India operates a single class A320 to Rajkot. 6E operates daily flights to Dibrugarh, which is at higher altitude than Rajkot AND has the same runway length as Rajkot (6,000ft). Besides, with the distance between Mumbai and Rajkot - the aircraft doesn't need to carry full fuel, hence they can cut back on payload and still be able to depart safely.
Secondly - indiGo has plenty of A320 capacity coming their way, but notice how they've added only 1 additional flight out Mumbai? Have you wondered why? Well, thats because Mumbai has been starved for additional take-off/landing slots. As you rightly said, 6E will only look to launching stations with 2-3 flights initially. However, where would they get the slots from Mumbai if MIAL is refusing to release any additional slots???. Even 9W is having trouble expanding out of BOM (their plans for 2nd daily Lucknow, daily nonsto Varanasi, 4th daily Kochi have all been shelved). The only available slots at Mumbai are at the times where its more conducive for international flights than domestic (i.e - 2300 - 0400). So unless and until MIAL solves the gridlock that is Mumbai's expansion plan - 6E will be stymied out of Mumbai and hence why seeing 6E at Rajkot may not happen in the short term. _________________ <a><img></a> |
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