MUMBAI – India’s largest airline, IndiGo (6E), is all set to receive the first fully painted Boeing 777 in its blue color scheme. The airline will lease another Boeing 777 from Turkish Airlines (TK).
Currently, the Gurgaon-based carrier operates a wet-leased Boeing 777 on Delhi (DEL)– Istanbul (IST) route. The move so far has been a success for 6E, and with more such jets, it looks to expand its presence beyond the vicinity of Asia.
Earlier this year, Peter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, made a statement regarding their plans to go international. He stated that they would focus on African and European markets as well as penetrate deeper into East Asian destinations.
IndiGo Boeing 777
The painting pics of 6E’s latest Boeing 777 have been shared by the Twitter user- VT-VLO. He also shared more information about the upcoming widebody airliner in his tweets.
The aircraft having registration TC-LKD is currently in the Turkish Technik paint shop. It is getting painted in the original livery of Indigo. Subsequently, this will be the first time that the airline will have a Boeing plane painted in its Blue livery.
The TC-LKD, according to planespotters.net, belongs to Azur Air (ZF) as VQ-BZC; the aircraft has been in storage at Istanbul Airport since 1 November 2022.
The aircraft will have the configuration same as Azur air (ZF). It will have 7 Business and 524 Economy seats. Currently, the aircraft belongs to Turkish Airlines, and it is providing that to 6E on a wet lease.
Today indigo operates a fleet of more than 300 aircraft, with close to 500 aircraft on order. 6E serves more than 100 destinations, with 76 being domestic and 26 international destinations.
It operates close to 1700 daily flights and has approximately 56% of the total market share of passengers flown in India. It is also Asia’s leading LCC and has won various awards for its services and punctuality.
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