Indigo Airlines - India’s Most Preferred Airlines
One of the best low-cost airline connecting Indian cities with Central Asia, IndiGo offers quality service and on-time performance. On an average, it runs more than 918 flights daily. It connects to 39 domestic destinations and seven international cities.
The most popular IndiGo domestic routes are
Delhi to Mumbai with 49 flights daily and
Bangalore to Mumbai with 34 flights in a day.
Cheapest Domestic Flights
The lowest domestic fare is for Mumbai to Delhi at around Rs. 1,800 and
Kolkata to Bangkok flights at Rs. 4,000. You can check your
IndiGo flight status on the official website of the airline, or on the official Yatra website.
Cheapest months
July to November is considered the best time to book cheap IndiGo flights.
Web Check-in
If you have a seat preference, then you can go for web check-in. You can do
IndiGo web check-in by logging in to its official website. All you require is your PNR Number and name. It is preferable to web check-in if you don’t have check-in luggage.
Baggage Allowance
The IndiGo baggage allowance is 20 to 30 kg on international flights, while for domestic it is 15 kg. As far as hand baggage is concerned, you can carry up to seven kg of luggage, both on domestic and international flights.
Offers and Discounts
Passengers can get attractive offers on their IndiGo flight tickets. There are discounts and offers available on selective air tickets.
Students above the age of 12 and senior citizens above the age of 60 get eight percent discount on the base fare along with 25 kg of baggage allowance. These discounts are offered only on domestic flights.
Serving or retired Armed Forces personnel can also avail the same offer but a relevant military ID must be provided at check-in.
The airline also offers family discounts if a booking is made for 4 to 9 passengers on the same PNR. You can also avail discounts from travel websites like Yatra. The official Yatra website offers Rs. 1,000 SuperCash, or concessions on flights.
Travel Insurance
Indian domestic passengers travelling within India can purchase Domestic TravInsure, while booking their flights on www.goindigo.in. Foreign passengers can purchase Domestic TravInsure if they have a work permit in India and are travelling within India. The TravInsure covers accidental death, baggage loss, flight delay, and trip interruption and cancellation.
In case of delay or cancellation of the connecting flight, the passenger shall have the right to choose a refund. However, if the passenger wants to cancel a flight on domestic routes then as per the cancellation policy, the money will be deducted from the paid amount.
International routes
IndiGo operates flights to roughly around seven international cites. Some of the international routes are Kathmandu, Singapore, Dubai, Bangkok and Muscat. While some are non-stop flights, others are connecting flights.
Some of the international routes where connecting flights are available are New Delhi to Singapore halting at Chennai and Bangalore.
Chennai to Dubai flights have Kochi, Hyderabad or Trivandrum as their connecting cities.
Delhi to Dubai flights halt at cities like Mumbai and Chandigarh.
Hyderabad to Dubai flights have Mumbai and Bangalore as their connecting cities.
Why you should travel by IndiGo?
Having won the award for the Best Airline of the Year 2017, IndiGo offers a hassle-free journey to its passengers. Apart from being punctual in take-offs and landing, the airline also offers services like pre-booking meals on a flight.
IndiGo has self-check-in kiosks at different airports relieving you from long queues. Some of the airports where the facility is available are Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai.
The airline also offers priority check-in for its passengers at a nominal fee. Called ‘Fast Forward’, it offers quick boarding and baggage arrival at six major airports in India, namely Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
The 6E SME program allows small and medium corporate customer of the airline for self-booking services to avail certain benefits on domestic flights. One of the benefits includes a free meal on-board.
In-Flight Services
Although the airline doesn’t have in-flight entertainment screens but it offers in-flight magazine, Hello 6E, with a range of articles to keep you entertained. You can also run through the catalogue and buy IndiGo merchandise at cheap rate.
The meals and snacks available on-board are chargeable but worth your money.
Medical facilities on-board are prompt and available whenever a passenger is in need. The airline also provides a wheelchair for people who find it tough to move around.
There are special services for minors, pregnant women, passengers with disabilities and mothers with infants.
Pets aren’t allowed in the flight’s main cabin. They are kept in the baggage cabin for everyone’s convenience. However, service dogs are allowed in the cabin to aid the visually impaired.