IndiGo, India’s preferred airline, announced groundbreaking expansion into Europe with its first-ever non-stop flight from Mumbai to Amsterdam, set to launch on 02 July 2025. IndiGo has upgraded its in-flight dining experience by serving complimentary hot meals and beverages to all customers on this route. The thrice-weekly service, operated with IndiGo’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, marks the airline’s strategic foray into long-haul operations to meet the growing demand for air travel between India and Europe, facilitated by Indian operators. The flights are open for bookings across channels, including IndiGo’s official website, www.goIndiGo.in, mobile app, and authorized travel partners.

Chief Executive Officer IndiGo Pieter Elbers said, “I am thrilled to announce IndiGo’s long-haul debut to Amsterdam. We are stretching our wings further to enhance accessibility and convenience to customers traveling to Europe for leisure, business, and education, as well as unlocking IndiGo’s unparalleled domestic network, showcasing ‘India by IndiGo’ to foreign travelers. Celebrating India and its unique cuisine, we’re very proud to announce that specially curated complimentary hot meals and beverages by iconic home-grown Indian brands will be served to all our customers on this route. This will be a major milestone in our international growth journey as we move towards becoming a global aviation leader, propelling India’s ambition of transforming into a global aviation hub. The Netherlands and India share a strong and thriving bilateral relationship, and this new non-stop, thrice-weekly service between Mumbai and Amsterdam will only deepen the growing ties between the two nations. We work closely with Schiphol Airport to provide customers with a seamless and hassle-free travel experience. With this route, we continue to bridge economies, cultures, and communities while tapping into new, exciting markets rich in history and potential. With every new global connection, IndiGo is taking India to the world and bringing the world to India.” 

The airline has announced consecutively its debut long-haul routes from Mumbai, Amsterdam and Manchester have been added to its growing international network. 

IndiGo is embarking on an exciting new chapter in its growth journey, launching Amsterdam and Manchester as its initial long-haul destinations. The introduction of more 787-9 from Norse and the arrival of IndiGo’s A321XLRs starting this year and A350S from 2027 will usher in a new era, enabling the airline to offer long-haul flights with IndiGo’s unique value proposition.

Aircraft configuration
To give wings to its long-haul dreams, IndiGo recently signed agreements with Norse Atlantic Airways to damp lease four Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The first Norse-operated flight for IndiGo took off in March 2025 on the Mumbai-Bangkok route. With the three additional planes, IndiGo plans to lay a strong foundation for intercontinental growth while the airline awaits the delivery of its A321XLR from this year and A350-900 aircraft from 2027 onwards. 

The wide-body aircraft boasts a spacious double-aisle design. It features 56 IndiGoStretch seats in a comfortable 2x3x2 configuration with an impressive 43-inch seat pitch. The economy class offers 282 seats in a 3x3x3 configuration, providing a generous 31-inch seat pitch for a relaxed travel experience.

The IndiGoStretch experience:
IndiGoStretch customers on this new route will enjoy an elevated in-flight dining experience with specially curated complimentary hot meals served with the finest alcohol catered by award-winning iconic Indian brands, promising a journey as enjoyable as the destination. IndiGo’s tailor-made business product, IndiGoStretch – offers extra legroom, comfortable seating, and increased reclining, designed to elevate comfort during long-haul journeys. In addition to complimentary benefits like priority check-in, anytime boarding, advanced seat selection, and zero convenience fee, customers will also get additional baggage allowance starting from 30 kgs in check-in and one bag weighing up to 12 kgs in the cabin. 

Specially Curated in-flight Dining:
In its first, IndiGo is offering complimentary hot meals onboard for all customers in IndiGoStretch and Economy cabins on this route. The food and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) will be complimentary for the IndiGoStretch customers. Passengers can purchase alcoholic drinks on board, while meals and non-alcoholic beverages will be served complimentary. The high-quality meals will be vegetarian by default, although an option to pre-book non-vegetarian meals will be available at the time of booking.

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