IndiGo to have 6 weekly nonstops to Athens using A321XLR from Jan 2026
NEW DELHI: Come next Jan and Indian carriers will start using narrow body planes to Europe. IndiGo Monday said it will induct its first Airbus A321XLR (extra long range) this Dec and deploy it to Athens six times a week from next Jan. Greece will be the first A321XLR destination for IndiGo, the largest customer of the A320 family of planes globally, and also the first nonstop between the two countries. IndiGo plans to have three weekly nonstops between Delhi and Athens and as many between Mumbai and Athens. Air India also has the option of going for the A321XLRs.
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said: “Athens as the inaugural destination for IndiGo’s, and India’s, first Airbus A321XLR is a symbolic milestone of India’s aviation ascent.
