IndiGo receives green signal to start Africa operations

IndiGo recently received green signal from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to start direct flight services between India and Africa. After detailed assessment of the airline, the DGCA has approved the new flight services to start from July 24. In addition to Nairobi, IndiGo will be adding five new destinations across Asia, and Africa via direct flight services, namely Jakarta in Indonesia, Tbilisi in Georgia, Baku (Azerbaijan), Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Almaty (Kazakhstan) to Indian cities. IndiGo had said it will add 174 weekly international flights between June and September, including new destinations, routes, and frequencies.