IndiGo on Sunday (June 1, 2025) doubled its order of widebody Airbus A350 aircraft to 60 by converting a part of its purchase rights into a firm order.
In April 2024, IndiGo announced its maiden order of 30 Airbus A350s along with purchase rights of additional 70 aircraft. Of the latter, 30 aircraft have been not turned into a firm order.
The deliveries from the original order start in 2027 and will go on until early 2030s, following which the deliveries from the latest order will commence, CEO Pieter Elbers said at a press event on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association’s Annual General Meeting 2025
The expanded order comes at a time the airline is set to enter the European market with non-stop flights to Manchester and Amsterdam in early July.
Published – June 01, 2025 11:45 pm IST
