"INDIGO WILL BE A GLOBAL AVIATION GIANT IN 2030"

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers talks about steps the airline is taking to join the ranks of the big boys in global aviation

- BY RICHA SHARMA

AS INDIGO STRETCHES its wings to position itself as a global aviation giant, CEO Pieter Elbers speaks about the glide path to global domination while maintaining cost leadership. Edited excerpts:

What is IndiGo's international action plan?

If you look at the decisions over the past two-and-a-half years, first we placed an order for 500 aircraft, the largest single aircraft type order in the world. We have a total of 900 planes yet to be delivered.

The second building block was making sure we cater to the aspirational India, which also needs a proper business class proposition. With more and more people taking flights, that's where the loyalty programme comes in. For a long time, a lot of Indian international air travel was about connect-ing to places just outside India. We are embarking on the journey of inter-nationalisation. These building blocks will make sure that IndiGo is a global aviation giant by 2030.

Will IndiGo's DNA change as it goes international?