Istanbul: Even as domestic airlines struggle to cope with the grounding of Boeing aircraft, IndiGo, India’s largest carrier, is preparing to take delivery of 25 A321neo aircraft as part of plans to fly to more overseas destinations, including China.
IndiGo will take delivery of the aircraft over the next 12 months and will refit 15 of them with 220 seat-configurations. These 15 aircraft will be used to fly on long distance routes to destinations in Europe and busy domestic routes, including to and from cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, the airline’s chief commercial officer William Boulter said.
IndiGo’s A321neo will stop at one of the Middle Eastern airports for refuelling en route to European destinations.
