IndiGo defining its future well into the next decade to become a global aviation player.
National, June 19, 2023: IndiGo, India’s most preferred airline, is further defining its long-term future,
well into the next decade, by placing a firm order for 500 Airbus A320 Family aircraft. This will provide
IndiGo a further steady stream of deliveries between 2030 and 2035. This 500 aircraft order is not only
IndiGo’s largest order, but also the largest-ever single aircraft purchase by any airline with Airbus. The
engine selection for this order will be done in due course and so will be the exact mix of A320 and A321
aircraft.
Today IndiGo operates over 300 aircraft and has previous orders totaling 480 aircraft which are yet to
be delivered between today and the end of this decade. With this additional firm order of 500 aircraft
for 2030-2035, IndiGo’s order-book has almost 1.000 aircraft yet to be delivered well into the next
decade. This IndiGo order-book comprises a mix of A320NEO, A321NEO and A321XLR aircraft.
The evaluation of the offers wasshared and discussed with IndiGo’s Board, and consequently endorsed.
This new order will bring the strategic relationship between IndiGo and Airbus to an unprecedented
depth and breadth. With this new order, since its inception in 2006, IndiGo has ordered a massive total
of 1.330 aircraft with Airbus.
The fuel-efficient A320NEO Family aircraft will allow IndiGo to maintain its strong focus on lowering
operating costs and delivering fuel efficiency with high standards of reliability. The young and fuel-
efficient fleet will help IndiGo realize its sustainability ambitions, building on the already realized CO2
reduction of 21% between FY16 and FY23.
This year IndiGo expects to welcome 100 million customers on board and as such literally giving wings
to the nation. IndiGo is amongst the fastest growing airlines in the world and this order will allow it to
continue this growth for many years to come.
The Indian economy is expected to further grow from being the world’s 5th largest today to being the
3
rd largest before the end of this decade. For aviation specifically, the Honorable Prime Minister Modi
has stated his mission to ensure that by 2030 India comes into her own on the world stage of aviation
leadership by building cutting-edge infrastructure and developing India into a global aviation hub.
With IndiGo’s current fleet and the almost 1.000 aircraft yet to be delivered, IndiGo is not only well
positioned to expand and densify its unparalleled network but equally importantly, IndiGo will execute
its role in fully supporting fulfilling this mission.
The purchase agreement was signed on June 19th at the Paris Air Show 2023 in the presence of V.
Sumantran, Chairman of the Board of IndiGo, Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, Guillaume Faury, CEO of
Airbus, and Christian Scherer, Airbus’ Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International.
Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, said, “It is difficult to overstate the significance of IndiGo’s new historic
order for 500 Airbus A320 Family aircraft. An orderbook now of almost 1.000 aircraft well into the next
decade, enables IndiGo to fulfill its mission to continue to boost economic growth, social cohesion and
mobility in India. At IndiGo, we take pride in being India’s preferred airline for connectivity in and with
India; and by doing so, being one of the leading airlines in the world. This order strongly reaffirms
IndiGo’s belief in the growth of India, in the A320 Family and in our strategic partnership with Airbus.”
