IndiGo to introduce business class seats on select flights from mid-November

��New Delhi�New Delhi: IndiGo will introduce business class seats on select flights on 12 domestic routes from November 14 and also launch a customer loyalty programme, as the 18-year-old airline embarks on ambitious business expansion plans. Announcing this at an event organised to mark 18 years of flying, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers on Monday said business class seats will open for booking from August 6 and added that business class passengers will be served special meals. The A321 Neo aircraft will have a total of 12 seats in a configuration of 4 seats in 3 rows. According to an official, these aircraft will have a total of 220 seats – 12 business and 208 economy class. These seats will be introduced on select flights from November 14, the official said.

The introductory one-way fare for a business class seat will start at Rs 18,018. Elbers said business class seats will be available on the busiest and business routes, starting with the Delhi-Mumbai flight. The airline, which focuses on cost leadership, will also launch a customer loyalty programme 'IndiGo Bluechip', which will go live in September. On May 23, IndiGo announced it would introduce business class on select routes this year. Currently, Tata Group-owned Air India, Air India Express and Vistara offer business class seats. Elbers said the airline will launch flights to seven more international destinations in the current fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2025.