As we reported earlier, IndiGo will make additional announcements regarding its flights between India and Europe as it aligns its 787-9 wet leases with its available slots. Now, there are things to tell.
IndiGo’s Boeing 787-9 Operations so far.
IndiGo currently operates a four-times-weekly service between Mumbai and Manchester, which was its first flight launched with the Norse Atlantic 787-9. You can read our first impressions of the flight here. From there, it launched the Mumbai-Amsterdam service, which is now daily. IndiGo operates a thrice-weekly long-haul route from Mumbai to Copenhagen. IndiGo has also launched a daily Mumbai to London Heathrow service. Lastly, IndiGo launched flights between Delhi and Manchester in November 2025, operating four times a week.
FlyNorse 787-9 aircraft bearing the IndiGo logo (Image courtesy of Delhiplanespotting on Instagram)
IndiGo announces flights between Delhi and London Heathrow
After the launch of direct flights between Mumbai and London Heathrow Airport (LHR), Europe’s largest aviation hub and the world’s most connected airport, IndiGo has announced flights between Delhi and London Heathrow, effective February 2, 2026. The airline will fly five times a week on the route using its Boeing 787-9 aircraft, taken on wet/damp lease from Norse Atlantic Airways, offering a dual-class configuration with IndiGoStretch and Economy Class. IndiGo already operates daily, direct flights between Mumbai and London Heathrow, and will now operate a total of 12 weekly flights to London.
The introduction of this new route marks a steady expansion of international connectivity from the National Capital, Delhi, after IndiGo’s recently launched flights to Denpasar (Bali), Krabi, Hanoi, Guangzhou, and Manchester. IndiGo has already announced the introduction of direct flights to Athens starting January 2026. Along with the international expansion from Delhi, IndiGo has added 10 new international destinations and more than 30 new international routes from various points in India over the past 12 months.
The flights will be operated daily using IndiGo’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which has been taken on a wet/damp lease from Norse Atlantic Airways. The aircraft features a dual-class configuration, including Economy Class and IndiGo’s tailor-made business product, IndiGoStretch. IndiGo will offer complimentary hot meals and beverages inspired by local and global flavours to all customers on this route. Additionally, alcoholic drinks can be purchased by customers in the Economy cabin and will be offered complimentary to IndiGoStretch customers. All seats feature seatback screens for in-flight entertainment with nearly 300 hours of engaging content. Bookings are now open across all platforms, including www.goIndiGo.in, the mobile app, and authorised travel partners.
Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo, said,
We are pleased to introduce direct flights between Delhi and London, offering more travel options between India and the United Kingdom. This follows the recent launch of our direct flights from Mumbai to London, and service from Delhi and Mumbai to Manchester. This new service is expected to support the growing demand for travel between the two cities for commerce, tourism, and visiting family and friends. IndiGo is committed to making international travel seamless and more accessible, while strengthening connectivity between India and key global destinations.
Here are the flight timings, which are aligned for an afternoon arrival and departure from London Heathrow.
Bottomline
IndiGo has announced its 45th International location: London Heathrow. The airline will operate 5X Weekly between Delhi and London Heathrow on a Boeing 787-9, wet/damp-leased from Norse Atlantic Airways. The airline will offer IndiGoStretch and an Economy class offering on its flights. The operations will commence on February 2, 2026.
What do you think of IndiGo’s ambitions with the launch between Delhi and London Heathrow?
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Do you know how many more 787s they have on damp lease and how many additional routes they could launch with them?
Also could they use the upcoming A321XLR for European routes instead of widebodies? Are there any West European destinations within the range of the XLRs?
@Anumit, the contract is for 6 787-9s that the airline will wet lease from Norse Atlantic. So this launch will be the last unless IndiGo gets more of these 787-9s. The A321XLR is intended for smaller routes (such as Greece), where you don’t expect as many passengers as on trunk routes like London. IndiGo has already announced Athens with its first XLR which will be launched in January 2026.
This is such great news for travelers! Direct flights between Delhi and London Heathrow will make planning trips so much easier. Looking forward to seeing how IndiGo’s new service shakes up travel between India and the UK.