IndiGo Places Order For Another 30 Wide-Body A350 Aircraft With Airbus

New Delhi: Low-cost airline IndiGo on Sunday introduced an MoU with Airbus to amplify its wide-body airplane order by means of changing 30 airplane of its acquire rights for 70 airplane right into a company order. This is but every other step in defining the airline’s long-term plans for global growth.

“We are placing a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900s,” mentioned Pieter Elbers, the CEO of IndiGo. At a briefing within the nationwide capital, Elbers mentioned that out of the choice for 70 planes, it’s now striking a company order of 30 airplane.

Last yr, IndiGo took the strategic choice to induct widebody airplane in its fleet by means of striking a company order for 30 A350-900 airplane, with acquire rights for an extra 70 airplane.

The authentic order’s deliveries are anticipated to begin in 2027. “We will continue to add one aircraft a week to double by the end of the decade,” mentioned the IndiGo CEO.

This strategic transfer will permit IndiGo to unfold its wings additional and make bigger its long-haul global community, connecting Indian metros to other portions of the arena.

“With this, it will create more travel options for its customers to new international destinations and also enable more flights to the hubs of its partner airlines,” the airline mentioned in a observation. IndiGo’s Airbus A350-900 airplane will likely be powered by means of Rolls Royce’s Trent XWB engine.

In March 2025, IndiGo started getting ready for its long-haul operations with the creation of six quickly leased wide-body airplane, deliveries of which will likely be concluded by means of 2026.

With its fleet of greater than 400 airplane, the airline operates round greater than 2,200 day by day flights.