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The airline code for Indigo is 6E. Other than just being an allotted airline code, it is a cheeky prefix. If you don’t have a clue what it stands for, simply say it twice and fast enough.

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IATA(international air transport association) mandates each airline to choose a two-character code used as a prefix to the flight numbers. This code is unique for every airline.
Indigo chose "6E" as its airline code!

The code “6E” is Indigo's dig on the word “Sexy”. Indigo has also chosen to name its in-flight magazine "Hello 6E"! Image

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