Govt expects Indian carriers purchasing more wide-bodied aircraft
The Government is looking forward to Indian airlines purchasing and leasing many more wide-bodied aircraft once the Indian aviation sector recuperates from the Covid-induced crisis.
Only two Indian carriers — Air India and Vistara — currently have wide-bodied aircraft, which have bigger fuel tanks that allows them to operate long-haul flights such as on India-US routes.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia while speaking at a conference of Public Affairs Forum of India on Friday, said Air India’s successful sale to the Tata group is a testament of the belief of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and this government that “the private sector has an integral to play in making sure that service value proposition is there for all customers”.
