Indian airlines are being forced to wet lease aircraft in order to enhance capacity for the forthcoming winter schedule due to a slowdown in the delivery of new aircraft, reported The Economic Times.
In order to increase the capacity on foreign routes, IndiGo, the largest airline in India, has finalised a contract to wet lease up to three Boeing 777 aircraft. The airline, which had previously only operated single-class narrow-body aircraft, will now provide business class in addition to economy on these widebody aircraft.
Although there have been discussions of wet leasing narrow-body Airbus 321 aircraft, no decision has been made yet.
