IndiGo has been recognised as the ‘2024 Airline of the Year’ by CAPA for its substantial contributions to the growth and transformation of Indian commercial aviation.
The award emphasizes IndiGo’s success in enhancing international connectivity and maintaining sustainable operational practices.
The accolade highlights IndiGo’s role in making air travel accessible and affordable to millions of customers, including many first-time flyers.
The award ceremony took place during the CAPA Airlines Leader Summit in Belgrade, attended by key figures from the global aviation industry, underscoring IndiGo’s significant impact on the sector.
Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo shared, “On behalf of all my colleagues at IndiGo, it’s a real honour to receive CAPA’s prestigious ‘Airline of the Year’ award. IndiGo’s journey since inception, just 18 years ago, has been nothing short of incredible. To receive this award, amidst some of world’s biggest and brightest airlines, is truly encouraging and a source of pride. IndiGo’s commitment to our purpose of ‘Giving wings to the nation’ offering air travel to annually 100+ million customers, of which many first-time flyers remain at the core of our strategy. Deeply rooted in India we are expanding our wings now also globally.”
CAPA – Centre for Aviation, Head of Research, Simon Elsegood shared, “It is CAPA’s honour to announce IndiGo Airlines as the CAPA Airline of the Year. The impact of IndiGo’s bringing accessible air travel to millions cannot be understated. With ambitions to lead Indian aviation and extensive plans already in place, the future for the airline could hardly be brighter”.
Category winners
The category winners were:
- Airline/Airline Group of the Year: IndiGo Airlines
- Low Cost Carrier of the Year: Sun Country Airlines
- Regional Airline of the Year: Aegean Airlines
- Airline Turnaround of the Year: LATAM Airlines Group
- Start-up Airline of the Year: Breeze Airways
- Large Airport of the Year: KL International Airport
- Medium Airport of the Year: Puerto Rico San Juan Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport
- Small Airport of the Year: Edmonton Airport
- Airline Executive of the Year: Juan Carlos Zuazua, CEO of Viva Aerobus
- CAPA Hall of Fame Inductee 2024: Steven Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of Air Lease Corp
