Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal together laid the foundation of Indigo airline in 2006.
well-known airline company indigo did his social media There is a line written on the handle – Always affordable, on-time and hassle-free. Which means, always affordable, on time delivery and hassle free travel. The effect of this thinking is visible in IndiGo’s journey so far. The company is once again in the limelight. indigo gave 500 to airbus aircraft has ordered. That is, in the next 10 years, the number of aircraft of the company will increase rapidly. Due to the new deal, new aircraft will be included in the company’s fleet.
Indigo was started in August 2006 by two friends. The name was Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal. The two first met in 1985 at the headquarters of United Airways. Then Rakesh Gangwal was working there.
The foundation of Indigo was laid in the meeting of both
In the meeting of both, there was talk of starting their own airline. Meanwhile, in 1989, a company named Interglobe Enterprise was formed to manage air transport. The meetings continued and the preparations for the airline continued. Then started it together in 2006.
Divided your responsibilities in both. Rahul Bhatia took charge of networking and organizing things related to the airline and Rakesh Gangwal took the responsibility of aircraft related matters along with business. In this way both together gave speed to the company. In Indigo, Rahul held 51.12 percent and Rakesh Gangwal 48 percent. However, later there was disagreement between the two on many matters, then Rakesh Gangwal resigned in February 2022.
the strategy that worked
The company included such things in its strategy which gave a boost to the business. For example, focusing on economy class, adopting fuel saving strategy, trying to make passengers travel at low cost, including women in cabin crew instead of men because they weigh less. This is the reason that the company has included maximum number of Airbus 320 in its fleet.
The cost of training was reduced by using the same aircraft and the strategy of saving fuel was working. Gradually the company stopped giving free meals to the airline. Stopped the facility like entertainment. This resulted in reduction of expenses and increase in profits.
When Indigo started, it ordered a large number of aircraft. In the year 2005, a deal of 100 aircraft was signed with Airbus. Due to the purchase of so many planes together, they got them at a lower price. After many ups and downs, Indigo made its own identity.
1800 flights take place daily
Currently Indigo is operating 1800 aircraft daily. Indigo flights fly to 78 cities of the country. Indigo has a fleet of 314 aircraft that fly to 26 international destinations around the world. Indigo retires its planes in about 6 years. Talking about the domestic aviation market, Indigo has 61.4% stake in it.
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