US EditionIndian airline IndiGo orders 30 Airbus A350 widebody planes
- IndiGo has made a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900s, according to Pieter Elbers, the CEO of IndiGo.
- The A350 planes will help IndiGo expand its long-haul international network, as stated by the company.
- India is now the world's fourth-largest air market, with IATA predicting it will become the third biggest within a decade.
- Willie Walsh, Director General of IATA, noted that India's air connectivity development has been phenomenal.
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The Indian low-cost Indigo has just bought an additional 30 A350, doubling the number of long-haul couriers ordered from Airbus. The amount of this new contract is around $9.5 billion.
The A350 will allow the company to further expand its network. The company plans to propose ten new destinations within a year.
IndiGo places order for another 30 Airbus A350 planes for strengthening strategic partnership
IndiGo on Sunday (June 1) announced a significant expansion of its wide-body fleet, confirming an additional order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft. This builds upon its initial order placed in April 2024, when the airline secured 30 A350 with purchase rights for 70 more. At a press conference, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers formally announced the new order, stating, "It was last year that IndiGo signed a deal with Airbus for buying 30 Airbus A350-900s…
With this announcement, the Indian company created in 2006 increases its order for large carriers to 60 aircraft from the European aircraft manufacturer.
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Indian airline IndiGo orders 30 Airbus A350 widebody planes
Indian airline IndiGo said on Sunday it had signed an order for 30 more Airbus A350-900s, bringing its shopping list for the widebody aircraft from the European aircraft manufacturer to 60.
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