New Delhi, April 10
India's biggest airline, IndiGo, overtook US-based Delta Airlines to become the world's most valuable airline with a market capitalisation of $23.24 billion for a brief period, according to Bloomberg data.
IndiGo's share price soared to a peak of Rs 5,265 during the day on Wednesday, taking the airline's market cap past Delta's $23.18 billion. The lead was short-lived, and by market close, IndiGo's valuation slipped to $23.16 billion to end up in the second spot, a wee bit below Delta's.
On Thursday morning, IndiGo shares were trading at Rs 5149.9 on National Stock Exchange. Shares of IndiGo have gained around 13 per cent so far this year, even as the broader Indian market suffered a slump due to external uncertainties.
IndiGo is currently the market leader in India with a 62 per cent share of the market pie.
IndiGo Airlines has also emerged as the world’s second fastest growing airline in terms of seat capacity, which increased by 10.1 per cent year-on-year to over 134.9 million seats in 2024. India's largest airline has been ranked next only to Qatar Airways, which clocked a 10.4 per cent growth in seat capacity over the previous year, according to the latest data from Official Airline Guide (OAG).
IndiGo has also been ranked as the fastest-growing airline in the world in terms of flight frequency growth at 9.7 per cent year-on-year in 2024. The airline recorded a flight frequency of 749,156 for the year, the figures show.