The country’s largest airline IndiGo on Friday said it has sought aviation regulator DGCA’s approval to wet-lease Boeing 777 aircraft, which will be utilised for operating flights on the Delhi-Istanbul route.
This will be the first time that the carrier will be inducting wide-body planes into its fleet and the move also comes against the backdrop of global supply chain issues impacting aircraft deliveries.
The airline will wet-lease two aircraft, according to a senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Earlier, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) allowed Indian airlines to take wide-body planes on wet-lease for up to one year as it pursues efforts to make the country a key international hub for air traffic.
