IndiGo suspends flights to Hong Kong, Shanghai and four other international destinations amid rising costs - Moneycontrol.com
The budget carrier has decided to temporarily suspend services to Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, and Shanghai starting July 1 and Siem Reap
The budget carrier has decided to temporarily suspend services to Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, and Shanghai starting July 1 and Siem Reap effective July 3 until September 30, IndiGo said in a statement. IndiGo halts flights to six overseas cities July–Sept 2026 Manchester flights discontinued from August 31 due to high costs Domestic flight capacity down 12–15% in September quarter Did our AI summary help? IndiGo has announced a temporary suspension of flights to six international destinations and confirmed the discontinuation of its Manchester service, citing weak seasonal demand, rising operating costs and continuing airspace restrictions. IndiGo said it will temporarily suspend operations to Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong and Shanghai from July 1, 2026, and to Siem Reap from July 3, 2026.
The suspension will remain in place until September 30, with bookings set to resume from October 1. "In view of a traditionally softer demand in the upcoming quarter and an incredibly challenging cost environment, IndiGo has decided to make temporary adjustments to a limited segment of its international network including temporary suspension of operations to Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong and Shanghai starting 1 July 2026, and Siem Reap effective 3 July 2026, until 30 September 2026." The airline said it continues to operate more than 1,800 international flights every week and that the temporary adjustments are aimed at aligning capacity with current market conditions while maintaining network reliability. IndiGo also said it would temporarily discontinue flights to and from Manchester from August 31, less than a year after launching the service in July 2025.
The airline currently operates three weekly flights from Delhi and four weekly flights from Mumbai to the UK city. According to the airline, the decision has been driven by increased flight durations caused by international airspace restrictions and a challenging cost environment. "However, the airline has since experienced a significant impact of prevailing industry-wide challenges, including geopolitical developments in the Middle East, rising aviation turbine fuel (ATF) costs, severe airspace constraints, and foreign exchange volatility resulting in operating costs being considerably higher than originally envisaged," it said. Following the suspension of Manchester services, IndiGo will return one Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft leased from Norse Atlantic Airways. The carrier had leased six Dreamliners as part of its strategy to expand into long-haul international markets ahead of receiving its own Airbus A350 aircraft.
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