IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) announced it will open new routes from India to Manchester and Amsterdam Schiphol starting in July 2025, subject to regulatory approvals. The carrier's first European routes will be operated with B787-9s damp-leased from Norse Atlantic Airways.
The airline has not revealed from which Indian airport it will serve the two routes. IndiGo plans to operate each of them 3x weekly and does not rule out the possibility of increasing the frequencies before the year's end, contingent on the arrival of additional widebody aircraft.
ch-aviation research shows that IndiGo did not previously apply for slots at Manchester for the Summer 2025 season, and has yet to acquire or lease them.
Manchester does not currently have any direct scheduled services to India, except for 2x weekly TUI Airways scheduled charters to Goa Mopa. On the other hand, Amsterdam has direct flights to Mumbai International and Bengaluru International operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The Dutch flag carrier and Air India also connect the city with Delhi International.
IndiGo recently signed damp-lease agreements with Norse Atlantic Airways for four B787-9s. The first aircraft, LN-FNC (msn 38790), entered into revenue service on the Bangkok Suvarnabhumi route on March 1.
The Indian carrier operates 406 aircraft, including narrowbody jets and turboprops. It has a further 925 aircraft on order, mainly for A320neo Family aircraft, with the exception of thirty A350-900s. The delivery of the first A350 for IndiGo, its first in-house widebody, is scheduled for 2027. The airline is in discussions with Airbus about an acceleration of deliveries.
IndiGo plans to open more routes to Europe with the arrival of the A350s and A321-200NY(XLR)s, of which the airline has 69 on order.
