NEW DELHI : IndiGo has been forced to ground 30 planes in its fleet of 258 aircraft following the government’s decision to bar international flights for a week as part of measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, a source said on Friday. IndiGo operates to 24 international destinations across airports in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, China and Turkey.
“After the temporary suspension of all international operations for a week from March 22 announced by the government, IndiGo has grounded as many as 30 aircraft in its fleet. Most of these planes were deployed on overseas routes,” the airline source told PTI.
Of the 258 aircraft in the fleet, IndiGo has 13 Airbus A321, 220 A320 CEOs and NEOs, and 25 regional jets. Apart from the longer range A321s, IndiGo also operates some of the A320s (CEOs) as well on international routes.
