IndiGo adjusts wide-body network to improve resilience and schedule reliability.

IndiGo has announced improvements to its long-haul network and aircraft schedules as part of measures to ensure more reliable operations and limit disturbance to customers. The changes come after an analysis of current external operational issues that have an impact on the airline’s widebody flights.

IndiGo claims that traffic at Indian and international airports, as well as changing airspace limitations related to geopolitical developments, have affected its long-haul operations. The airline’s Boeing 787-9 schedule, which presently operates with six widebody aircraft, is under pressure due to these variables, which have resulted in extended flight and block times. The airline has made the decision to take urgent action to improve on-time performance in order to lower the danger of cascading delays and missed connections.

As part of the updated network plan, IndiGo will cease flights to and from Copenhagen from 17 February 2026 until further notice. Additionally, starting on February 7, 2026, there will only be four weekly flights on the Delhi–Manchester route, and starting on February 19, 2026, there will only be three weekly flights. This will result in a reduction of total connectivity to and from Manchester from nine to seven weekly services. The airline added that this revision was originally intended for the Summer Schedule 2026 but has been applied earlier to maintain overall network reliability.

IndiGo will also change the days of operation on its Mumbai Manchester and Delhi Manchester routes from 19 February 2026 to allow for extra recovery time within the operating pattern. Similarly, starting 9 February 2026, Delhi London Heathrow services will be cut from five weekly flights to four weekly flights for the duration of the current Winter Schedule.

The airline indicated that it is proactively contacting affected guests to provide alternative travel alternatives or process refunds and compensation in compliance with applicable requirements.

IndiGo’s widebody operations were inaugurated in March 2025 through a long lease arrangement involving six Boeing 787-9 aircraft from Norse Atlantic Airways. This effort was positioned as an interim stage in the airline’s worldwide expansion strategy, ahead of the scheduled induction of its own A350-900 aircraft from early 2028.

IndiGo recognised that existing circumstances had hampered operational reliability on some 787-9 routes and said the schedule alterations are aimed to stabilise long-haul operations and reduce interruption to connecting itineraries. The airline noted that it will continue to monitor external developments and alter its network as required to correspond with changing conditions.