In a move to redefine business travel in India, IndiGo announced the IndiGo Stretch – a tailor-made business product for India’s busiest and business routes. With a coupe-style, 2-seat wide bay, IndiGo Stretch promises customers a relaxed and comfortable journey, along with specially curated healthy meal options from Oberoi Catering Services. In its constant endeavour to elevate customer experience, IndiGo has partnered with the best in business to design the premium seats that will have a spacious pitch of 38 inches and a width of 21.3 inches so that customers can sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight.
IndiGo Stretch’s seats come with a six-way adjustable headrest with neck support, 5” deep recline to relax, electronic device holder, 60-watt USB-Type C power supply, and a three-pin universal power outlet to stay charged during the journey. IndiGo Stretch customers will also enjoy a host of complimentary benefits such as no convenience fee, specially curated vegetarian meal box, wide choice of beverages, and advance seat selection at no additional charge along with priority check-in and anytime boarding. It will create a desired option for many who are aiming to travel business, some of them seasoned and some perhaps for the first time in their lives.
IndiGo Stretch cabin will feature 12 seats in a 2-2 configuration, offering space and comfort. The 6E cabin will provide 208 seats, preserving our current seating layout, including the XL sears in the middle of the aircraft.
Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo, commented, “IndiGo is embarking on a new path of its incredible growth story by introducing a tailor-made business product on the nation’s busiest and business routes. With India’s soaring economy and the evolving aspirations of the Indian society, we believe it’s time for IndiGo to redefine business class in India, increasing availability of this service for the nation. IndiGo Stretch will provide our customers the on-time performance and hassle-free and courteous experience they can expect from us, while adding more space and increased priority at a great value for money”.
The product opened for sale from August 6, 2024, on the Delhi-Mumbai sector, starting from mid-November for Rs18,018*. This will be followed by a gradual scale-up and product will operate on most of the Metro-to-Metro routes, with all 12 routes expected to be served by the end of 2025, twelve months after introduction.