IndiGo orders 30 Airbus 350-900 wide-body planes for international expansion

IndiGo, the country's largest airline, on Thursday placed order of 30 wide-body A350-900 planes as part of its expansion into international markets.

IndiGo orders 30 A350-900 wide-body planes for international expansion. (REUTERS)

Up until now, the airline primarily operated narrow-body Airbus aircraft, with only two Boeing 777 planes leased from Turkish Airlines for the Istanbul route. The newly ordered planes will be equipped with Rolls Royce's Trent XWB engine.

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