comes from India and has an ambitious plan

Ryanair is an airline Very criticizedbut to which he always turns. It is something that the company itself boasts in your social networks Because, in some way, the price weighs a lot in every purchase decision and if we talk about transport, even more. The success of the Low Cost It is indisputable, but it is no longer alone. Now he will share space with Indigo, the Low Cost India that has been operating in Europe for a few days.

Indigo? Perhaps the name is not as familiar to us in Europe as Iberia, KLM or Delta, but Indigo is one of the most important airlines in the world in general and Asia in particular. In global termsis the seventh airline for daily flights and the novena by volume of passengers and routes served. In India, his native country is the most important airline With a market share of 64.1%. The whopping 2,200 daily flights to more than 130 destinations, the majority domestic and some international operates.

Indigo Boeing 787-9 | Image: Indigo

And speaking of international. The airline has long been operating international flights (since 2011, specifically), but in February 2025 he announced an ambitious expansion plan throughout the globe. The first destination, due to relative closeness and commercial interests, could be none other than Europe. It should be noted that the company already operated India-Europa flights with a scale in Istanbul and code shared with Turkish Airlines, but not its own flights.

That was until March, when Indigo advertisement His first destinations to the old continent: Manchester and Amsterdam. Three weekly flights Bombay address that began in July with significantly lower and unique prices. In fact, Indigo has the only Manchester-Indian route without scales.

And how about? The Indigo approach is similar to Ryanair: cheap flights in exchange for losing benefits, see free seat selection, seats themselves or the non -existent infotainment system. Although the price of flights depends on infinite factors, we can make a case now, in full high season. A Manchester-Bombay flight on July 17 with Indigo costs 608 euros to change, lasts nine and a half hours and has no scales. Without being cheap flights, Indigo flights are much more interesting in every way.

Manchester-Bombay flight simulation with Indigo | Image: Indigo

How much? The most cheaper option That Skyscanner gives us a price of 509 euros, but also three scales with three different airlines and a route that lasts 37 and a half hours. The most sensible optionwith Qatar Airways and a scale in Doha, there are 924 euros. The difference is evident.

India is strong. With this announcement, Indigo not only becomes an important Europe-Indian knot, but allows to expand connections with the rest of the world. Not surprisingly, India is one of the emerging markets What’s most are growing. Be that as it may, Indigo aims to become a global airline For the year 2030 And to materialize those plans, two things will need.

A321neo LR 34 of Jetstar | Image: Jetstar

Airplanes … The company already has Some Boeing 787-9 by Norsse Atlantic Airway (It is a long -range plane like those used, for example, KLM) and three more non -determined that will be added to the fleet at the end of the year. In addition, by 2027 the company expects them to deliver the 69 Airbus A321 XLR and the 30 A350-900long -range aircraft for your expansion plans.

and alliances. Indigo, Air-France KLM and Virgin Atlantic have been collaborating since 2022, but in June 2025 They added to their memorandum of understanding A Delta Air Lines. So that? To reinforce links and connect the domestic network in India with destinations in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States. Recently, too He signed a collaboration With Jetstar to reach Australia and New Zealand. We are not only talking about international flights, but of transatlantic flights with codes shared with Amsterdam as a connection center.

Cover image | Indigo