IndiGo to add 10 new global routes, says CEO
New Delhi, May 30 (UNI) As part of IndiGo's internationalisation strategy, the airline plans to add 10 new international destinations across all directions from India in the year to come, bringing the total to over 50.
Talking to media on Friday, airline's CEO Pieter Elbers, said, 'Starting July, there will be non-stop, direct flights connecting Mumbai with Manchester and Amsterdam. As IndiGo's fleet of damp leased B787s expands later this year, the airline is planning to expand its long-haul network to London and Copenhagen'.
The airline is further planning to build its European network with direct connectivity to markets where Athens is planned to be introduced.
Moreover, the airline is planning to add four more Central Asian destinations and also re-activate services to Almaty and Tashkent with new non-stop services from Mumbai. Tbilisi will also see additional capacity with non-stop connectivity from Mumbai.
Meanwhile, in the domestic market, IndiGo plans to add four more stations to its network, increasing it from 91 to 95 destinations. Besides, the airline will launch flights to and from Adampur airport in Jalandhar on July 1.
Talking about the expansion of IndiGo, Elbers said that seeing one new aircraft joining the fleet every week, he was hopeful that the fleet size of 600 aircraft by 2030.
He said that the airline has signed an agreement with Norse Atlantic Airways for the damp lease of six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, deliveries of which will be completed by early 2026, anticipating the arrival of the A 350s in 2027.
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