In 2025, Skytrax has once again recognised the best low-cost airlines in Asia, highlighting those that combine value with reliability.
IndiGo
IndiGo Airlines (6E), India’s largest airline, has announced a landmark 11-year agreement with global aerospace technology leader Thales to maintain and repair its Airbus fleet.
IndiGo will begin direct Mumbai to Copenhagen flights in October 2025 with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The new route enhances India–Scandinavia connectivity and marks IndiGo’s 44th international destination.
IndiGo Airlines (6E) will deploy its first Airbus A321XLR aircraft on the Athens (ATH) route starting January 2026, marking India’s debut with the long-range narrow-body jet.
Air India (AI) and IndiGo Airlines (6E) have begun operating special flights to Kathmandu, Nepal, to bring back stranded Indians after violent protests shut down Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) for more than 24 hours.
IndiGo Airlines (6E) and Star Air (S5) will launch direct flights from Purnea Airport (PUI) to Kolkata (CCU) and Ahmedabad (AMD) on September 15.
On September 1, 2025, an unruly passenger aboard IndiGo (6E) flight 6E 6571 from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Kolkata was taken into custody upon arrival.
An IndiGo (6E) pilot, Tanishka Mudgal, made headlines after a video captured her warmly greeting her family as they boarded her flight.
IndiGo Airlines (6E) is preparing for its largest-ever long-haul expansion as new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners arrive in phases.
Air India (AI) and its low-cost subsidiary Air India Express (IX) together posted a pre-tax loss of ₹9,568.4 crore (approx $1.1 billion) in the financial year ending March 2025.