IndiGo to pause Copenhagen operations, trim flights on Manchester, London route

IndiGo on February 4 announced changes to its long-haul flight network, including suspending Copenhagen services and reducing frequencies to Manchester and London Heathrow, to improve on-time performance and avoid passenger disruption. The airline said the revisions are aimed at strengthening operational reliability amid external constraints affecting its wide-body operations.

The airline said its Boeing 787-9 services have faced challenges due to changing airspace restrictions linked to geopolitical situations and congestion at Indian and overseas airports. These factors have increased flight durations and put pressure on schedules operated with six wide-body aircraft.

Copenhagen suspended, UK services reduced

From February 17, 2026, IndiGo will suspend flights to and from Copenhagen until further notice. Services between Delhi and Manchester will be reduced from five flights a week to four from February 7, and further to three flights a week from February 19. This will bring total weekly connectivity to and from Manchester down from nine to seven flights.


IndiGo will also reduce its Delhi–London Heathrow services from five flights a week to four flights a week from February 9 for the current winter schedule. The airline said some of these changes were earlier planned for the Summer Schedule 2026 but are being implemented earlier to protect network stability.

Revised Manchester flight schedule

The airline has adjusted days of operation for flights between Mumbai, Delhi and Manchester, effective February 19, 2026.

Sector	Flight No.	Days of Operation	Departure	Arrival
Delhi – Manchester	6E 0033	Monday, Thursday, Sunday	03:05	09:15
Manchester – Delhi	6E 0034	Monday, Wednesday, Thursday	11:15	03:45 (+1)
Mumbai – Manchester	6E 0031	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday	03:55	09:15
Manchester – Mumbai	6E 0032	Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday	11:40	03:10 (+1)

London Heathrow flights cut to four weekly

From February 9, 2026, Delhi–London Heathrow services will operate four times a week.

Sector	Flight No.	Days of Operation	Departure	Arrival
Delhi – London Heathrow	6E 0003	Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday	09:40	14:55
London Heathrow – Delhi	6E 0004	Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday	17:15	08:15 (+1)

IndiGo said it is proactively reaching out to affected customers to offer alternate flights or refunds and compensation as per applicable rules.

The airline said its wide-body operations began in March 2025 through a damp lease of six Boeing 787-9 aircraft from Norse Atlantic Airways, ahead of the planned induction of its own A350-900 aircraft in early 2028. IndiGo said it will continue to monitor external developments and adjust its network to maintain service reliability.

Flight cancellations to four international destinations

IndiGo had announced yesterday that it will keep flights to and from four international destinations, Tbilisi (Georgia), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Baku (Azerbaijan) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan), cancelled until February 28, 2026, due to escalating geopolitical tensions around Iran.

The airline said the announcement is a precautionary safety measure as the situation in the region continues to evolve.

Direct flights to China after four years

IndiGo had resumed daily non-stop flights between Indian and China, marking the return of direct air connectivity between the two nations after more than four years.

The service, which was suspended in early 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent border tensions, aimed to meet the rising demand for both passenger and cargo movement between the two Asian economies.