IndiGo Aircraft Photo: Shutterstock IndiGo, the fast-growing Indian carrier with a fleet of over 400 aircraft operating 2,200 daily flights, has announced important near-term changes to its long-haul schedule. The changes, announced today, February 4, 2026, follow a tough stretch for its widebody operation, amid ongoing airspace restrictions and airport congestion that continue to disrupt flight planning.
Over the past several months, the airline’s small fleet of six Boeing 787-9s has been under growing pressure, with forced longer routings because of shifting geopolitical conditions, congestion at major domestic and overseas airports. Combined, these issues have made it a lot more difficult for the company to maintain its long-haul flights running on time, automatically increasing the risk of missed connections and knock-on delays.
Instead of attempting to further stretch its operations, IndiGo now says it will be scaling back selectively to stabilize performance and reduce disruption for passengers.
The most notable change is the suspension of flights to Copenhagen. Starting February 17, 2026, IndiGo will pause all services to and from the Danish capital until further notice.
Manchester will also see a gradual reduction from February 7 onward, when the Delhi–Manchester route will drop from five weekly flights to four. From February 19, the service will then fall to only three weekly services. Combined with Mumbai flights, total weekly connectivity to Manchester will decline from nine flights to seven. The adjustment, originally planned for the summer 2026 schedule, is being brought forward to protect the rest of the long-haul network.
To create more buffer time in the schedule, IndiGo is also adjusting operating days on its Manchester routes. From February 19, flights between Delhi, Mumbai and Manchester will operate on revised days, with arrival times extending into the following day on some return legs due to overnight sectors.
London Heathrow will also be affected. From February 9, 2026, IndiGo’s Delhi–Heathrow service will be reduced from five flights a week to four for the remainder of the current winter schedule.
The airline says it is contacting affected passengers directly to offer rebooking options, refunds, or compensation in line with applicable rules.
IndiGo officially launched its widebody operation in the spring of 2025 via a lease of six Boeing 787-9s from Norse Atlantic Airways meant to help build long-haul experience ahead of its own Airbus A350-900 deliveries, expected to begin in early 2028.
However, the airline that ushered in and welcomed 124 million customers in CY25, acknowledged that the current environment has made it difficult to maintain consistent reliability on its 787-9 routes.
By trimming capacity and adjusting schedules now, the airline hopes to improve on-time performance and limit disruption for customers with onward connections.
The carrier says it will continue to monitor external conditions closely and adjust its long-haul network as needed, scaling up or down to match what the operating environment allows.