New Delhi: InterGlobe Aviation Ltd operated-IndiGo flew over 1,700 cargo charter flights, transporting more than 14,300 tonnes of supplies, between 18 April and 7 September, the airline said in a statement on Friday. The cargo charter flights operated across 21 destinations within India and to international destinations like Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, Cairo in Egypt, Almaty in Kazakhstan and Tashkent in Uzbekistan. We operated passenger flights in ‘freighter mode’ with cargo secured in the cabins, to domestic and international stations," the airline's chief executive Ronojoy Dutta said. "We have deployed 10 aircraft for cargo operations and will continue this arrangement even after we resume operations at pre-covid capacities," he added. At the end of 30 June, IndiGo had a total cash balance of ₹18,449.8 crore, comprising ₹7,527.6 crore of free cash and ₹10,922.2 crore of restricted cash.

Source: Mint September 11, 2020 10:18 UTC