India’s Biggest Budget Airline Nears Decision on Widebody Jets
- IndiGo could order Airbus A350 for low-cost, long-haul foray
- Asia’s largest budget carrier may make decision in a few weeks
The airline is already one of Airbus’s largest customers after placing a record-breaking order for 500 A320neo family aircraft last summer.
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IndiGo is exploring the purchase of widebody aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would give Asia’s biggest budget carrier a greater international radius and intensify competition with Air India Ltd.