No-frills airline IndiGo on Wednesday stated it has inducted a second wide-body Boeing 777 plane in its fleet, which it can operate on the Mumbai-Istanbul route. Boeing 777 plane has a seating capability of 400 passengers in a dual-class configuration with 24 seats in enterprise class and 376 seats in financial system class.
The Gurugram-based IndiGo, after working a narrow-body Airbus fleet, in single-class configuration for over 16 years, 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. These codeshare connections present entry to nations, together with Bulgaria, Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, Belgium, Hungary, Denmark, the Republic of Ireland, the UK, Malta, France, the Czech Republic, Israel, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, and Edinburgh.
Codesharing is a industrial association that permits an airline to ebook its passengers on companion carriers and supply seamless journey to locations the place it has no presence.
The addition of the second wide-body plane will present extra handy journey choices for individuals trying to journey between India and Europe this summer time, 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.
The airline stated by its codeshare association with Turkish Airlines, it has been including connections to European locations over the previous couple of months.
With PTI inputs
