IndiGo takes its FitToFly programme to Chennai; Inaugurates gym for police personnel



Designed for the police personnel, FitToFly is an ongoing flagship initiative under IndiGoReach – company’s CSR programme

Chennai, March 31, 2017:  IndiGo- India’s largest and fastest growing carrier has launched a fully equipped gym for the Police officials in Chennai today.  With an endeavour to infuse IndiGo fitness belief and inspire the police personnel to adopt a more physically active lifestyle, this gym has been set up within the office premise of the local police station in Chennai.

Deputy Commissioner Shri PSC Kalyan inaugurated FitToFly gym with IndiGo staff
 Deputy Commissioner Shri PSC Kalyan inaugurated FitToFly gym with IndiGo staff

FitToFly gym launch by IndiGo
 FitToFly gym launch by IndiGo

Live workout session at FiToFly gym launch by IndiGo
 Live workout session at FiToFly gym launch by IndiGo

Ribbon cutting ceremony for FitToFly gym launch by IndiGo
Ribbon cutting ceremony for FitToFly gym launch by IndiGo

Expressing their excitement, Shri PSC Kalyan, IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police said, “Fitness is indeed crucial for the police force. On behalf of Chennai police, I would like to thank IndiGo leadership for bringing this idea into reality. I am confident that this facility will help our force pursue their fitness goals and adopt a more physically active lifestyle.”

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Aditya Ghosh, President and Whole-time Director, IndiGo said, “We are absolutely delighted to see our FitToFly programme being extended through a collaborative effort. We recently have inaugurated gyms for Jaipur, Dimapur and Gurugram police personnel, and it was encouraging to see the support we received from the commissioner of police from all markets, respectively.  At IndiGo, we feel for our police force who work day and night to provide us the security we need. Setting up gyms for them is an important move to encourage them to start making choices to live a healthier life by choosing to be holistically fit.”

Mr Ghosh further added, “For us at IndiGo, being healthy is not just about physical fitness, but it’s also about creating fitness into everything we do – be it our operations, customer relations or financial stability of the firm. We believe it starts with being fit as individuals.  With the launch of this gym in Chennai, we hope to stimulate a healthy lifestyle amongst our police personnel and take this FitToFly initiative to a newer level.”

The FitToFly gyms will be fully equipped with multi-purpose machines, cross trainer, treadmill, bench press and other facilities.  As part of this multi-city campaign to promote fitness and healthy lifestyle - IndiGo launched its first gym at Jaipur international airport, in February this year.


 About IndiGo
IndiGo is India's largest airline with a market share of 39.5% as of February 2017. IndiGo is one of the fastest growing low cost carrier in the world (source: CAPA). IndiGo has a simple philosophy: offer fares that are always low, flights that are on time, and a travel experience that is courteous and hassle-free. IndiGo, with a Technical Dispatch Reliability of 99.85%, has one of the best On Time Performances in India. With its fleet of 131 Airbus A320 family aircraft, the airline operates 890 daily flights connecting 44 destinations.

IndiGo is led by its President and Whole-time Director, Aditya Ghosh and is promoted by InterGlobe Enterprises and Mr. Rakesh Gangwal, an aviation industry veteran and entrepreneur. InterGlobe Enterprises is a leader in aviation, hospitality and travel related services‚ growing the market through innovation and service leadership. We build businesses and represent global brands that deliver quality and value. Established in 1989‚ with headquarters in Gurgaon‚ today InterGlobe has a network of 126 offices across 59 cities globally. InterGlobe employs more than 20,000 professionals across its businesses which include IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation), InterGlobe Technologies‚ InterGlobe Air Transport‚ InterGlobe Technology Quotient‚ InterGlobe Hotels and InterGlobe Education (www.interglobe.com)