IndiGo’s Manchester to Mumbai flights confirmed for July launch
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As we wrote in March, Indian low-cost airline IndiGo is getting into the long haul market.
Initially, it will damp-lease Norse Atlantic aircraft before taking delivery of its own long-haul fleet from 2027.
The initial announcement stated that a July launch was on the cards “subject to regulatory approvals”. It looks like those cleared on schedule, with the airline launching its Manchester-Mumbai route on 1st July followed by Amsterdam-Mumbai on 2nd July.
Manchester flights operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays:
- 6E0031 departs Mumbai at 04:15 and arrives at Manchester at 09:15
- 6E0032 departs Manchester at 12:00 (midday) and arrives in Mumbai at 01:35 the following morning
Amsterdam flights also operate thrice weekly (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) with similar flight times.
Norse Atlantic’s premium cabins (there is no business class) will be branded as IndiGoStretch. As our comparison of premium economy cabins shows, this is – hands down – the most generous PE seat on the UK market in terms of legroom.
Service on board will be better than Norse Atlantic usually offers. Both economy and premium economy passengers will get complimentary hot meals, but only those in IndiGoStetch will get free alcoholic drinks.
Turning convention upside down, meals will be vegetarian by default, with the option to pre-book a non-vegetarian meal before departure.
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