Originally Posted by
FRatSTN
They were looking to launch from STN in 2019/20 but came to the conclusion they needed wide-bodies before considering a London route. At the time they had only secured very sub-optimal slots at LGW hence STN became their intention. Then of course Covid happened and with Air India also launching what turned out to be a very short-lived STN-BOM route probably factored into their thinking as well. This time round the prospects could be very different and LGW could well be their choice after all. MAG will certainly want to sell the STN business-case being strategically located between London and the biomedical sciences through the Cambridge South development, but in the end IndiGo will choose where they see the highest yield potential.
I'm aware of IndiGo originally looking at STN prior to the covid pandemic and their allocation of slots at LGW. Obviously I'm also aware of Air India previously serving STN from ATQ and BOM. I'm sure your agree that it's a shame that STN lost Air India.
But this time round with IndiGo potentially leasing six Boeing 789 from Norse Atlantic it seems more likely than they would be using LGW over STN.
That's my opinion anyway.
But personally I would like to see IndiGo announce STN. I think that STN would be a good option for IndiGo. It would also mean that STN would gain another long haul airline to it's airline portfolio and one with direct service to India. IndiGo would probably want to operate from DEL, NMI and possibly BLR.
If and when the CAA eventually lifts their ban on Pakistani airlines just as the EU recently has, perhaps at some point, STN might see the likes of Airblue from ISB.