Indigo’s operating model:

1. Single aircraft type – IndiGo started in 2006 with 97 Airbus A320s. A single-model fleet
elped it operate with fewer specialised engineers and maintenance staff. This improved
their bid towards standardization and increased labour utilization.

2. Route Planning and Aircraft utilization:“Destination planning”: IndiGo operates over a

lesser number of destinations than its competitors but with a higher frequency – with a fleet
of 78 planes for 36 destinations while Spice Jet (its nearest low cost carrier competitor) flies
to 46 destinations with 58 planes .

3. No frills model – Paid-for on-board meals, a single flying class.

4.If the boeing 737 max return , spice jets efficiency will increase.

Spicejet vs indigo:

 In terms of fleet, the difference between the two is small and almost negligible.
IndiGo operates a large fleet of 264 aircraft that comprises of A320s, A321s and ATR
72-600. SpiceJet flies a majority Boeing fleet of 112 B737s and Bombardier Q400.
Although, IndiGo has an advantage in terms of the number of aircraft, both the
airlines follow a simple LCC model. Maintaining a fleet of single aircraft type helps
both the carriers in reducing maintenance costs associated with different aircraft
types.
 In terms of destinations served, IndiGo has a slight edge over SpiceJet. It serves 63
destinations in India and 24 abroad on 1500 daily flights. While SpiceJet flies 630
daily flights to 54 Indian and 15 international destinations.
 IndiGo and SpiceJet have different plans as far as their network is concerned. IndiGo
relies on very major, high demand routes. While SpiceJet is equally considerate
of regional routes.
 Passenger service: SPICE max provides better service than indigo 6e.
IndiGo emerged as the best Indian airline in terms of reliability and punctuality.