IndiGo one-stop flights to UK from next March, likely via Tbilisi/Baku
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:16.11.2018
Low cost carrier IndiGo is eyeing Tbilisi and Baku, the capitals of Georgia and Azerbaijan respectively, as the mid-way stopover to launch one-stop flights between India and European cities like London Gatwick from next March.
The airline is looking at Istanbul but given relatively higher airport charges there, the one-stop flights to and from Europe may be via these other two cities.
TAV Holdings, that operates Tbilisi airport, said in a statement: “From February 2019, IndiGo plans to launch flights between India and Georgia. The airline had shown its interest in the Georgian aviation market back in the summer of 2018. The meetings with the Georgian side in August were organised by TAV Holding.”
IndiGo recently converted its order for 125 Airbus A320 new engine option (Neo) into the bigger A321 Neos that have a range of flying up to 7,400 km. IndiGo now has 150 A321 Neos on order, the first of which is expected to join its fleet this month.
The 37.57-metre-long A320Neo has a range of 6,300 km while the 44.51-metrelong A321Neo has a range of 7,400 km, respectively. Indi-Go has opted for 222 all-economy seats in the A321 Neo that will have an additional fuel tank so that the plane can fly nonstop for up to six hours.
IndiGo has slots at London Gatwick and is likely to start one-stop flights there by next summer, postponing the launch of this route that was earlier expected this winter.
GOING PLACES
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:16.11.2018
Low cost carrier IndiGo is eyeing Tbilisi and Baku, the capitals of Georgia and Azerbaijan respectively, as the mid-way stopover to launch one-stop flights between India and European cities like London Gatwick from next March.
The airline is looking at Istanbul but given relatively higher airport charges there, the one-stop flights to and from Europe may be via these other two cities.
TAV Holdings, that operates Tbilisi airport, said in a statement: “From February 2019, IndiGo plans to launch flights between India and Georgia. The airline had shown its interest in the Georgian aviation market back in the summer of 2018. The meetings with the Georgian side in August were organised by TAV Holding.”
IndiGo recently converted its order for 125 Airbus A320 new engine option (Neo) into the bigger A321 Neos that have a range of flying up to 7,400 km. IndiGo now has 150 A321 Neos on order, the first of which is expected to join its fleet this month.
The 37.57-metre-long A320Neo has a range of 6,300 km while the 44.51-metrelong A321Neo has a range of 7,400 km, respectively. Indi-Go has opted for 222 all-economy seats in the A321 Neo that will have an additional fuel tank so that the plane can fly nonstop for up to six hours.
IndiGo has slots at London Gatwick and is likely to start one-stop flights there by next summer, postponing the launch of this route that was earlier expected this winter.
GOING PLACES
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