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IndiGo was founded by Rahul Bhatia, an ex-patriot engineer who return to India to help run travel agency Delhi-Express - his father's business and another ex patriot Rakesh Gangwal who was the CEO of US Airways 1996-2001. The parent company of the airline is Gurgaon-based InterGlobe Enterprises which also includes hospitality, IT and flight training businesses. IndiGo took delivery of its first out of 100 ordered Airbus A320-200 aircraft on 28 July 2006 and commenced operations on 4 August 2006 with a service from New Delhi to Imphal via Guwahati. By the end of 2006, the airline had six aircraft. Nine more aircraft were acquired in 2007. Former US Airways Executive vice-President and Marketing and Planning Bruce Ashby joined IndiGo as its Chief Executive Officer. The airline has also acquired three parking spots in Indira Gandhi International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. IndiGo operates to 31 destinations in India and abroad with 272 flights each day. It obtained a license to operate international flights after completing five years of domestic operations. On 22 August 2011, it was announced that the airline planned to begin international services on 1 September, initially on the New Delhi—Dubai route, but over the following weeks expanding to serve Dubai, Bangkok, Singapore, Muscat and Kathmandu from New Delhi and Mumbai In 2014, airline announced intention to acquire 250 A320neo aircraft which they committed to in August 2015 on top of another 280 already ordered in 2011. IndiGo partnered with Turkish Airlines which operates flights to Istanbul from Delhi and Bombay with onward code share connection to European cities. It also teamed up with QANTAS to provide connecting service to Australia via Singapore.
founded - demised (age)
August 4 2006 - present (19years)
headquarters
Level 1, Tower C, Global Business Park, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, Gurgaon
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current /stored fleet (412)
