A new Business Class option is coming to Singapore-Delhi and Singapore-Mumbai, with IndiGo’s new ‘Stretch’ seats, but is the reality more ‘Premium Economy’?
One of the most prominent airlines currently operating at Singapore Changi Airport is low-cost carrier IndiGo, with 59 weekly departures to nine cities in India, making it a familiar option for many regular passengers travelling between the two countries.
Now there’s something a little different coming to IndiGo’s daily Delhi and Mumbai flights from Singapore, with the introduction of “IndiGo Stretch”, the carrier’s first foray into Business Class since commencing operations back in 2006.
The product launched in November 2024 on the Delhi – Mumbai route and has been gradually expanding across several domestic city pairs throughout 2025, but Singapore of course represents an early international expansion.
(Image: IndiGo)
While this recliner seat lands more in Premium Economy territory than true long-haul Business Class, it’s a nice new middle-ground option to and from India’s largest cities, with some competitive fares on offer.
Which flights?
IndiGo will deploy its new two-class Airbus A321neo aircraft on daily flights between Singapore and both Delhi and Mumbai from 9th August 2025, offering the “IndiGo Stretch” cabin on all of these services from that date.
Singapore Delhi
From 9th August 2025
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6E1014 A321neo |
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| SIN 19:45 |
DEL 23:05 |
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| Duration: 05:50 | |||||||||
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6E1368 A321neo |
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| DEL 09:05 |
SIN 17:45 |
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| Duration: 06:10 | |||||||||
Singapore Mumbai
From 9th August 2025
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6E1012 A321neo |
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| SIN 19:45 |
BOM 23:05 |
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| Duration: 05:50 | |||||||||
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6E1011 A321neo |
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| BOM 08:40 |
SIN 17:20 |
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| Duration: 06:10 | |||||||||
Timings on the Delhi and Mumbai flights are very similar, with evening service from Singapore landing around 11pm, and daytime service in the return direction with a morning departure landing into Singapore at around 5-6pm.
Flights can take up to 6 hours 10 minutes on these routes, so an upgrade from the Economy Class experience might be well worth considering.
(Photo: IndiGo)
IndiGo is the only low-cost airline on both Delhi and Mumbai routes from Singapore, competing with full-service carrier Air India and Singapore Airlines to and from both cities.
For the time being, IndiGo is not offering the “IndiGo Stretch” cabin on its other Singapore routes, such as Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, but with only 25 aircraft refitted so far out of a target of 45 by 2026, there’s potential for more deployment in the coming year.
IndiGo’s full schedule from Singapore, based on August 2025 schedules, comprises:
- Bengaluru: 7x weekly
- Bhubaneswar: 2x weekly
- Chennai: 14x weekly
- Coimbatore: 3 x weekly
- Delhi: 7x weekly
- Hyderabad: 7x weekly
- Kolkata: 5x weekly
- Mumbai: 7x weekly
- Tiruchirappalli: 7x weekly
About IndiGo Stretch
This 12-seat cabin features a 2-2 configuration, using the Recaro R5 platform, and is perhaps better described as a Premium Economy offering by international standards.
Qantas uses the same seat as the Business Class product on its new Airbus A220 aircraft, which currently fly domestic flights.
Compared to IndiGo Economy Class, Stretch features wider seats, extra legroom, enhanced recline, privacy wings, and device charging.
(Photo: IndiGo)
A complimentary meal and beverage service elevates it above standard Economy Class, though it clearly falls short of the Business Class experience offered by full-service carriers like Air India and Singapore Airlines on these routes.
(Photo: MainlyMiles)
For budget-conscious travellers, however, IndiGo Stretch represents a solid middle-ground option between Economy Class and Business Class.
Here’s how the seat’s specifications look:
- Seat dimensions: 38 inches of pitch and 21.3 inches of width
- Recline: Up to 5 inches
- Power options: 60-watt USB-C ports and three-pin universal AC outlets for each passenger
- Other features: Six-way adjustable headrests with neck support and electronic device holders
(Photo: IndiGo)
Sadly IndiGo aircraft are not Wi-Fi equipped.
Airbus A321neo aircraft equipped with IndiGo Stretch maintain a total capacity of 220 seats, with the remaining 208 seats configured in the airline’s standard economy layout, including XL seats with extra legroom positioned mid-cabin.
This compares to the usual all-Economy Class configuration of 232 seats on other A321neos in the IndiGo fleet.
IndiGo also offers Stretch on its Bangkok flights, while Dubai will see the product added in late August 2025.
Service standards
The soft product centres around a partnership with Oberoi Catering Services for what IndiGo describes as “specially curated healthy meal options” in Stretch Business Class.
There’s a big catch though – IndiGo planes have no onboard ovens, so meals are served cold in presentation boxes.
Here’s what Stretch passengers receive:
- Complimentary vegetarian cold meal service
- Wide selection of beverages
- Priority check-in and anytime boarding
- 30kg or 40kg baggage allowance, plus a 12kg cabin bag
- Advance seat selection at no additional cost
- Waived convenience fees
The other significant limitation? No lounge access.
That means you’ll have to rely on a lounge membership card to be able to use a third-party facility prior to departure, if you wish to escape the main terminal departures area, even as a Stretch passenger.
(Photo: IndiGo)
Pricing
IndiGo is currently pricing its Stretch Business Class cabin from S$648 return between Singapore and Delhi and from S$597 return between Singapore and Mumbai, based on travel in September 2025, quite a markup from Economy Class round-trip fares starting at around S$250 on these routes.
In comparison, the cheapest Singapore Airlines fares in September 2025 are set at S$591 return in Economy to Delhi, increasing to S$968 in Premium Economy, or S$424 return in Economy to Mumbai, increasing to S$873 in Premium Economy.
Effectively, IndiGo is positioning Stretch somewhere between Economy and Premium Economy pricing, compared to Singapore Airlines.
That may be a tough sell, with complimentary hot meals and drinks in both cabins on SIA, built-in IFE systems including Wi-Fi, KrisFlyer miles accrual, lounge access for frequent flyers and even champagne in Premium Economy.
(Photo: Singapore Airlines)
IndiGo’s introduction of Stretch Business Class to its Singapore routes offers travellers a new middle-ground option between Economy Class and Premium Economy cabins on competing airlines.
While it lacks the full-service experience of traditional Business Class, the competitive pricing combined with wider seats, extra legroom, and complimentary meals makes it attractive for budget-conscious business travellers or leisure travellers looking for modest upgrades on flights to Delhi and Mumbai.
However, limitations like cold meals, no Wi-Fi and no lounge access mean you’ll need to weigh these compromises against the cost savings compared to full-service airlines.
(Cover Photo: IndiGo)
