evidence: IndiGo becomes first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a year [...] Indian airline IndiGo on Monday announced that it had made history by "becoming the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a single calendar year." In a press statement the airline said, "IndiGo, India’s preferred carrier has created history by becoming the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a single calendar year. With this achievement, it has joined a select club of global carriers to operate on such scale. This development further cements IndiGo’s standing among the 10 largest airlines in the world by passenger traffic." Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer of IndiGo said, "We are incredibly delighted to achieve this historic milestone, welcoming aboard 100 million passengers in a year. This landmark figure is the result of the love and trust shown by our customers and the hard work and passion of all IndiGo colleagues…"