Saw VT-IND arrive (and then depart) BOM in the afternoon yesterday.

saurabhm_101 wrote:

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  anywyas we parked next to an Indigo aircraft reg. VT-INX... looked really nice

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http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1062752
IndiGo moots cargo service

Praveena Sharma
Tuesday, November 07, 2006  21:17 IST

BANGALORE: With its passenger service airborne and on set flight path, budget carrier IndiGo is planning to launch cargo services by December-end or early January.

IndiGo president and CEO Bruce Ashby, who is looking at a sustainable growth with cash profits in 18-24 months of operations, said his airline will soon start taking cargo in the belly of the aircraft. “We could have started our cargo operations much earlier, but did not, because of the complexities involved. However, adding cargo service is next in line on our agenda,” said Ashby. The five-aircraft airline will take delivery of cargo on only few aircraft. “Cargo requires loading and unloading, which can delay the flight and disturb the on-time performance. We do not want to do that. Passenger service will always remain our first priority,” explained Ashby.

Providing cargo service will enhance IndiGo’s revenue on each aircraft by a percent or two. This will bring down its breakeven load factor on an A320 to 73-78% from the current 75-80% with an average fare of Rs 3,000 per passenger.

“Yes, breakeven plane load is directly related to revenues. So, if we earn a little extra from cargo, we can take that much less passengers to achieve breakeven on a single flight,” said Ashby.

Over the last few weeks, IndiGo’s average load has been close to 76%, while its average fares are a little less than Rs 3,000 per passenger. The airline has launched
its service in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Imphal, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Vadodara with its first four aircraft, and plans to add Goa and Jaipur with its fifth aircraft this month.
 

Source: Indigo

IndiGo takes delivery of its 5th brand new Airbus A320 
 
2006-11-22 19:08   
IndiGo hopes to fly to 30 cities by 2010
IndiGo set to expand operations 
  
IndiGo, India's newest low-fare domestic carrier today took delivery of its fifth brand new Airbus A320 aircraft from Airbus Industrie in Toulouse, France. IndiGo will operate this aircraft to commence daily service from Mumbai to Jaipur with a same-aircraft continuation to Delhi and back, and daily round-trip service from Delhi to Goa, from November 25th.

IndiGo will have 6 airplanes by the end of 2006 and an additional 9 next year, taking the fleet size to 15 by the end of 2007. IndiGo will serve Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Imphal, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur , Pune, Vadodara, Jaipur and Goa with its first five aircraft. IndiGo proposes to serve approximately 30 Indian cities by 2010, with a fleet of approximately 40 A320s.

On the contary I personally Feel their Livery looks great.Check out the livery on their Pax coaches too.A semitransparent paint coat of an Aircraft on its sides.

regds

MEL