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IndiGo, a low-cost carrier known for its no-frills approach, is ambitiously venturing into what seems like long-haul flights and introducing business-class seats. The move aims to target a new generation of travelers while adapting to India's evolving aviation market.
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IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers told Skift that the airline's new business class product would stay faithful to the IndiGo brand and that it's the right time for an “IndiGo-like product” to serve the next wave of Indian air travelers.
“We now have a whole generation coming up that has never flown business class. Similarly, years ago there was a whole generation in India, that’d never taken a plane, who then became our first-time fliers,” Elbers said.
https://twitter.com/skift/status/1794580970277847202Elbers noted that as India, its economy and the consumers are changing rapidly, IndiGo is building an approach to address those changing customer needs.
In the latest of our Leaders of Travel: Skift C-Suite Series, we sit down with Elbers to find out his plans of turning IndiGo from what he calls a "domestic giant" into a "global aviation player."
Growth and Indian EconomySkift: How dependent is IndiGo's expansion on the India story? If the economy disappoints contrary to the current expectations, can your expansion plan still succeed?
India is largely underserved in terms of number of planes and seats per capita. If the economic growth slows down, aviation will still grow, perhaps at a different percentage, as long as infrastructure and airports continue to be built. Wit