IndiGo overtook delta for some time – indigo overtakes delta for some time

IndiGo, the country’s largest aviation company, shocked the global dominance today. It overtook the US delta air lines for some time and became the world’s most valuable airline in terms of market capitalization. This information has been received from Bloomberg data.

During the day trading, IndiGo’s share price rose to a top level of Rs 5,265 with firmly. At around 2.30 pm, the airline topped the global place with a market capitalization of $ 23.24 billion and overtook the delta’s 23.18 billion market capitalization. The lead continued for some time and IndiGo evaluated to $ 23.16 billion until the market closed, which was just one notch below the delta. As the data shows. Indigo is the second most valuable airline in the world in terms of market capitalization.

This is a major achievement for an aviation company that started commercial operations in August 2006 itself. Delta has been flying since 1929. The market price of delta was $ 36.67 billion only six years ago, while IndiGo had $ 7.72 billion.

According to Sierium, a company that analyzes the aviation sector, IndiGo operates 15,768 flights per week, which is 12.7 percent higher than in April last year. Delta operates 35,144 flights per week, which is 6.6 percent more than this month last year. By the end of 2024, IndiGo had a fleet of 437 aircraft.

First Published – April 9, 2025 | 11:21 PM IST