IndiGo Signs Partnership To Expand Long-Haul Flights To Europe, UK, North America

New Delhi: Leading Indian airline IndiGo introduced on Sunday that it has signed a brand new settlement with main global carriers Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM, and Virgin Atlantic. 

This transfer is a part of IndiGo’s plan to extend its long-haul flight products and services to Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America. With this partnership, IndiGo consumers will have the ability to commute extra simply to locations in those areas by way of connecting to flights operated by way of the spouse airways.

The airways will paintings in combination to provide higher connectivity, a smoother commute revel in, and progressed loyalty programme advantages. IndiGo’s CEO, Pieter Elbers, stated in a remark that the airline is worked up to start out long-haul operations from this summer season.

He added that the settlement will give travellers get right of entry to to a big global community and a greater flying revel in. As a part of this deal, IndiGo welcomed Delta Air Lines as a brand new spouse.

The airline has already been running with Air France-KLM since 2022. Once all regulatory approvals are finished, passengers will have the ability to ebook connecting flights on Delta, Air France-KLM, and Virgin Atlantic at once during the IndiGo site. The partnership permits IndiGo consumers to attach from Amsterdam on KLM flights to 30 European towns, and to North America on flights operated by way of both Delta or KLM.

Travellers too can fly on Virgin Atlantic from Manchester to a number of US towns. In addition, Air France-KLM will start promoting IndiGo-operated flights to 24 towns past Hyderabad beginning in September 2025.

Delta Air Lines could also be making plans to restart its flight provider between Atlanta and Delhi, however the get started date will likely be introduced later once you have the desired approvals. This settlement additionally units the degree for deeper cooperation between all 4 airways. It contains imaginable collaborations in spaces equivalent to shipment, gross sales, widespread flyer programmes, and direction making plans.

IndiGo is making ready for its long-haul enlargement by way of leasing six Boeing 787 plane later this yr. The airline has additionally ordered 30 Airbus A350-900 planes, with an choice to shop for 70 extra. These wide-body plane will assist IndiGo function longer global routes and fortify its partnership with the worldwide airways concerned.