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10 Things to know About IndiGo Airline, India 2021

10 Things to know About IndiGo Airline, India 2021 :

IndiGo is largest passenger airline company in India. IndiGo reached this position in in very short term. IndiGo is low-cost carrier, with being on-time is their mission. Here are some interesting and amazing facts about IndiGo Airline.

1. IndiGo is one of the most successful airline company in very short term they went from one aircraft (Airbus A320) in August 2006 to fleet size of 281 including A320neo, A320ceo, ATRs and A321neo.

2. The company has a net income of US $5.2 billion as of 2020 and has 23,531 employees (2019)

10 Things to know About IndiGo Airline, India 2021

3. IndiGo has a total destination of 92 with 68 domestic and 24 International destinations, including some famous destinations Amsterdam, Paris, London Heathrow, Brussels, Zurich and more.

4. IndiGo is the most efficient low fare operator for both domestic and global. To maintain the low-cost fare and carrier profitable, IndiGo offers only economy class seating and does not offer in-flight entertainment.

5. The company operates 1500 daily flight and in 2020 IndiGo transported 6.96 million passengers, due to pandemic the numbers are down from 64.74 million in 2019.

6. Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi (India) is the primary hub of IndiGo Airline.

7. IndiGo won 4 Stevie Awards in 2021 for Contact Center of the Year, Best Use of Technology in Customer Service, Best Customer Feedback Strategy and Customer Service Complaints Team of the Year.

8. IndiGo is certified by Skytrax as 4-Star Low-Cost Airline for Central Asia.

9. IndiGo has 83.7% on-time-performance in 2019.

10. IndiGo code shares with Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines and IndiGo uses an Indigo-sky blue livery on aircraft.

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Singapore Airlines emergency landing after severe turbulence

A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 Aircraft lands at Singapore Changi Airport (Incident aircraft not pictured)

One passenger passed on, while dozens of passengers were injured when a Singapore Airlines Boeing B777-300ER aircraft experienced severe turbulence while en route to Singapore from London Heathrow Airport. The aircraft diverted to Bangkok, and landed at 3:45pm Local time on 21 May 2024

The flight landed with 211 Passengers and 11 Crew members at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. According to the Airport Director Kittipong Kittikachorn at a news conference, there were 7 passengers who suffered serious injuries, while a number of other passengers suffered injuries of varying seriousness.

It was also confirmed that the passenger who passed on was a 73 year old British Man. In a statement from Singapore Airlines ‘ As of 0505 hours Singapore Time on 22 May 2024, 79 passengers and 6 crew members from SQ321 remain in Bangkok’. In another statement, it was reported that a relief flight with 143 passengers and crew members arrived in Singapore at 0505 hours Singapore time on 22 May 2024.

According to aircraft tracking site FlightRadar24, the 16 Year Old Boeing B777-300ER aircraft descended sharply from 37,000 feet to 31,000 feet in a short time. It was also further reported by FlightRadar24 that the descent was commanded by Autopilot, instead of being caused by turbulence.

Shortly afterwards, the pilot declared an emergency by squeaking 7700 on the transponder, indicating an emergency situation onboard the aircraft. The Boeing 777 aircraft then diverted to Bangkok, instead of continuing on its planned journey to Singapore.

In view of this incident, Singapore Airlines mentioned in a statement that they are working with the relevant authorities on the investigation into this incident.

The National Transportation Safety Board, a US Government investigative agency for civil aviation incidents, is sending an accredited representative and 4 technical advisors to support the investigation by Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB). TSIB mentioned in a statement that it ‘is in touch with its Thai counterparts and will be deploying investigators to Bangkok’.

Boeing, the manufacturer of the Boeing B777 aircraft mentioned in a statement that they are in contact with Singapore Airlines regarding the ill-fated flight, and ‘stand ready to support them’.

This situation is developing, more details will be added when they become available.