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An IndiGo Boeing 787-9 bound for Delhi turned back to London Heathrow on September 22 after the crew reported smoke onboard and squawked the 7700 emergency code, landing safely roughly 44 minutes after departure.
New IndiGo CEO Willie Walsh has confirmed early-stage talks with Embraer and ATR over a regional fleet renewal, tying it to a plan to turn Delhi into an international connecting hub that keeps India-origin long-haul traffic away from the Gulf carriers.
IndiGo has quietly increased charges for infant travel, excess baggage, priority boarding and unaccompanied minors from September 17, with analysts saying the airline is turning to ancillary revenue to cushion fuel-cost pressure.
IndiGo is preparing to start daily nonstop flights between Mumbai and Dar es Salaam in November, adding Tanzania as its fourth African market even as it winds down its Boeing 787 widebody flying to Europe.
Former IATA chief Willie Walsh officially took charge as IndiGo's CEO on August 3, 2026, inheriting a plan to push international capacity to 40% by FY30 on the back of 60 incoming Airbus A350s.
NOTAM A476/26 keeps Pakistani airspace shut to Indian-registered aircraft until 24 September, the sixteenth rollover since April 2025. The detours are now a structural cost line for Indian carriers, and they are showing up in network decisions.
A proposal to let airport operators like Adani and GMR own airlines has cracked India's aviation industry open, with IndiGo warning of a 'massive conflict of interest' and Akasa Air welcoming new competition.
IndiGo will end its damp-leased widebody operations by late October 2026, pausing most of its Europe ambitions and leaving Air India as India's only long-haul operator until the A350s arrive.