IndiGo is the first airline to allow simultaneous disembarkation through three doors

Indian airline IndiGo is introducing the practice of “three-point” disembarkation, where landing platforms are allocated at three doors on the aircraft.

For the company, the practice should save between five and seven minutes per flight of the time the plane spends on the ground. IndiGo is the first airline to use this process on single-aisle aircraft.

The process requires differentiated coordination between ground tasks, such as unpacking, meal service, cleaning and fuel. The space available around the aircraft is also crucial.

To arrive at the solution, which is expected to be implemented on 70% of flights where landing takes place at remote locations, IndiGo said it had carried out tests and received encouraging feedback from customers.

The new landing procedure will be implemented on IndiGo’s A320 and A321 fleet for flights arriving at remote booths at Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore airports, and will be progressively rolled out across the network.

Turning 16 on Wednesday, the airline announced its strongest-ever revenue performance for the first quarter, but reported a loss due to rising fuel prices and a weak rupee.