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No-frills airline IndiGo on May 17 stated it has inducted a second wide-body Boeing 777 plane in its fleet, which it is going to operate on the Mumbai-Istanbul route.
After working a narrow-body Airbus fleet, in single-class configuration for greater than 16 years, the Gurugram-based IndiGo commenced twin-aisle plane operations earlier this yr with one B777 on the Delhi-Istanbul route, moist leased from Turkish Airlines. IndiGo has a codeshare pact with Turkish Airlines amongst a number of different carriers.
Codesharing is a industrial association that permits an airline to guide its passengers on associate carriers and supply seamless journey to locations the place it has no presence.
“The addition of the second wide-body aircraft will provide more convenient travel options for people looking to travel between India and Europe this summer,” Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer at IndiGo, stated.
“Istanbul being a key stop, is also connecting 33 European destinations via our codeshare connectivity. The new aircraft will not only increase capacity on the route but also help in keeping the fares affordable,” the airline stated.
Boeing 777 plane has a seating capability of 400 passengers in a dual-class configuration with 24 seats within the enterprise class and 376 seats within the financial system class.
The airline stated by means of its codeshare association with Turkish Airlines, it has been including connections to European locations over the previous couple of months.
These codeshare connections present entry to international locations, together with Bulgaria, Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, Belgium, Hungary, Denmark, the Republic of Ireland, the U.Okay., Malta, France, the Czech Republic, Israel, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, and Edinburgh.
