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IndiGo expects first A321neo by December
August 10th 2018
India’s IndiGo Airlines expects to take delivery of its first A321neo aircraft “towards the end of the year”, airline interim CEO, Rahul Bhatia, said in an earnings call. Read More » The low-cost carrier will fly the neo to China, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, Bhatia said.
“We have secured traffic rights to fly to Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Male, Jeddah and Hong Kong. We are evaluating all such opportunities to expand our network and provide many more choices to our customers,” the IndiGo boss said.
The Gurgaon-headquartered carrier has 25 A321neos and 364 A320neos on order. It operates a fleet of 130 A320ceo, 33 A320neo and ten ATR72-600s. Five of the airline’s A320neo appear to be grounded due to Pratt & Whitney GTF replacement issues.
Earlier this year, IndiGo said it intended to order up to 50 widebodies, possibly A330neo, for long-haul flights to Europe. No firm order has been placed to date.
