Customised planes
The B777 aircraft, to be used by Air India One, is highly customised keeping the need of the PM, president and vice president in mind. The two aircraft were part of Air India’s commercial fleet for a few months in 2018 before they were sent back to Boeing for retrofitting for VVIP travel. As per officials, the total cost of purchase and retrofitting the two planes has been estimated to be around Rs 8,400 crore.
1st dedicated fleet
The custom-made B777 aircraft will be the first dedicated plane to be used to fly the president, vice president and the prime minister. The first plane arrived in Delhi from the US on Thursday. Another custom-made B777 plane will arrive in the coming months.
