IndiGo CEO: Tapping India's Budget Flyers, Shaking Off Airbus Delays, and Long-Haul Potential
Skift Take
Balancing business class and long-haul travel with cost-competitiveness is essential to IndiGo's survival in the Indian market.
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said he's not concerned about delays in delivery of planes by Airbus. Speaking at the Skift India Forum on Tuesday, Elbers said that IndiGo accounted for one in every 12 or 13 planes produced by Airbus, and that even with supply issues, it had received 58 deliveries.
“The big size of our order book gives me the confidence that we are well-positioned to deal with these fluctuations,” he said.
He's also not concerned about recent concerns about the global economy and financial markets.
Indian travelers’ need for mobility, either by train or plane, will continue to rise, and as long as IndiGo offers a cost-competitive good product, it will be able to capitalize on it, Elbers said
