Indigo orders 500 aircraft from Airbus leaving Air India behind. Indigo orders 500 aircraft from Airbus, overtakes Air India
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Indigo orders 500 aircraft from Airbus, leaving Air India behind. Indigo orders 500 aircraft from Airbus, overtakes Air India. low cost aviation Services carrier IndiGo on Monday announced placing a firm order for the supply of 500 aircraft to European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. This is the largest aircraft order placed by any airline on Airbus. However, the details of the financial aspects of the deal are yet to be revealed. Earlier this year, Tata group airline Air India also placed an order for the supply of 470 aircraft jointly with Airbus and Boeing.
Currently more than 300 aircraft
Indigo orders 500 aircraft from Airbus, leaving Air India behind. Indigo orders 500 aircraft from Airbus, overtakes Air India. IndiGo currently has over 300 aircraft in its fleet. However, it had placed orders for 480 aircraft in the past as well, but they are yet to be delivered. “With an additional 500 confirmed orders for the period 2030 to 2035, the airline’s orderbook now stands at close to 1,000 aircraft to be delivered over the next decade,” IndiGo said in a statement. The new aircraft orders include A320neo, A321neo and A321XLR aircraft.
Number of air passengers increasing rapidly in the country
Let us tell you that the number of air passengers is increasing rapidly in the country. Domestic flights in India carried 132.67 lakh passengers in the month of May, which is 15 per cent higher than the same month last year. DGCA said that the number of domestic air passengers in the country was 114.67 lakh in May 2022, a year ago. The market share of budget airline IndiGo increased from 57.5 per cent in May 2022 to 61.4 per cent last month. Indigo flights carried 81.10 lakh passengers in May, 2023. Last month, bankruptcy proceedings had also started for the airline GoFirst.
Indigo orders 500 aircraft from Airbus, leaving Air India behind. Indigo orders 500 aircraft from Airbus, overtakes Air India.
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