IndiGo plans to buy as many as 100 Airbus SE A350 widebody airliners, instantly transforming the Indian short-haul specialist into one of the biggest customers for the plane and giving the budget airline an edge in the booming market for long-distance travel.
The airline signed a firm deal for 30 A350-900 jets, with purchase rights for an additional 70 “for possible future needs under certain conditions,” it said in a statement Thursday. Deliveries will start in 2027, Indigo said, without giving financial details of the accord.