- IndiGo has suspended all London Heathrow flights from 25 October 2026.
- The airline is terminating its damp-lease agreement with Norse Atlantic Airways.
- Geopolitical tensions and rising fuel costs made the arrangement unviable.
- The airline will continue Mumbai-Amsterdam flights with an A321XLR.
- Services are expected to resume with its own A350-900s in 2027.
IndiGo has officially suspended all flights to and from London Heathrow starting 25 October 2026. The airline is completely winding down its wide-body operations and terminating its damp-lease agreement with Norse Atlantic Airways. The airline will finish its Manchester route by 31 August 2026, before returning all remaining leased Dreamliners to Norse Atlantic by 31 October 2026.
IndiGo initially entered the lease agreement in early 2025 to fast-track its long-haul market expertise. However, multiple economic and environmental hurdles forced a premature exit. Escalating conflicts in the Middle East have closed key airspaces, forcing expensive flight detours around the restricted zones. Skyrocketing fuel costs and a weakening Indian Rupee severely damaged the profit margins of the leased Boeing 787-9 fleet.
While London flights are paused, IndiGo is adjusting its remaining European network. The Mumbai to Amsterdam flight will continue with lower capacity using an Airbus A321XLR. The airline remains committed to long-haul international expansion, with Heathrow services expected to resume once the carrier receives deliveries of its own Airbus A350-900 wide-body fleet, slated to begin entering service in 2027. The airline is actively issuing full ticket refunds or arranging alternative travel options for affected passengers.
IndiGo shared: “Heathrow services are expected to resume once the carrier receives deliveries of its own Airbus A350-900 wide-body fleet.”
