India to discontinue Manchester flights from August 31 amid high operational costs
Following the decision to stop Manchester flights, the airlines would also be returning one Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft leased from Norse Atlantic Airways
PTC News Desk: IndiGo on Tuesday announced that it will halt flights from and to Manchester from August 31, less than a year after launching services. due to higher operational costs and airspace restrictions.
Following the decision to stop Manchester flights, the airlines would also be returning one Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft leased from Norse Atlantic Airways.
In a statement, IndiGo said it would temporarily discontinue flights to and from Manchester from August 31 due to continuing international airspace constraints leading to significantly increased flight duration and a challenging cost environment.
"However, the airline has since experienced a significant impact of prevailing industry-wide challenges, including geopolitical developments in the Middle East, rising aviation turbine fuel (ATF) costs, severe airspace constraints, and foreign exchange volatility resulting in operating costs being considerably higher than originally envisaged," it said.
IndiGo flies to more than 40 international destinations.
Meanwhile the airline is also considering cutting 12-15 per cent domestic flights for the September quarter amid spiralling jet fuel prices due to the West Asia crisis and lower travel demand.