IndiGo-parent InterGlobe Aviation’s Chairman of the Board of Directors V Sumantran has said that India is gradually marking its place as a convenient hub for travel between Southeast Asia and West Asia as airlines are preferring to move people by connecting through Indian cities.
Sumantran said that there is huge growth in India and many domestic routes are used by airlines for connectivity.
Speaking at the 65th Institute Day of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, he highlighted that IndiGo Airlines commenced as a budget carrier in 2006 and has secured a landmark position in the aviation sector with its monumental order of 500 aircraft in France, marking the largest single order in the industry’s history.