Indigo doesn't want you to book early!

A generic belief in aviation is that if you book early, you get to save a lot. With most airlines, if you can commit to a trip 6, 9 or 12 months in advance you usually get a much cheaper ticket compared to someone booking just 2 or 3 months in advance. However India's largest airline Indigo doesn't believe in this concept.

Let us take a look

Example 1: Mumbai to Baku (GYD, Azerbaijan)

Current date: 14 September 2024

BOM-GYD: 8th August to 18th August 2025, 11 months from now is 42000 INR but 15 days from now, Sep 30, Oct 9 2024 is just 40k!. No point booking 1 year in advance as there's no savings. Wait for cheaper deal closer to travel date.

Example 2: DEL-ALA (Almaty, Kazhakstan)

Current date: 14 September 2024

DEL-ALA, Aug 2025 is 26k return, October 2024 is just 25.5k return. Why book an year in advance?

 

Example 3: BOM-IST (Ishanbul)

Current date: 14 September 2024

BOM-IST: Aug 2025 is 42k, Sep/Oct 2024, 2 week from now is 41k

Let us check a domestic

Delhi-Mangaluru return ticket is 13.6k for Aug 2025, but 13k for Sep/Oct 2024!

 And on top it they do a jumla of saying "Filling fast" for a travel date 1 year from now

You've been warned