The DGCA 2 gives IndiGo ‘last and final’ 3 months for Boeing 777s, leasing from Turkish Airlines. Bharat News

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given IndiGo “One Time Last and Final Three-Manth Extension” for two detailed body Boeing 777s, with wet leases from Turkish airlines (hired with operating crew). The airline can use them until 31 August instead of 30 November, 2025, as applied for it. DGCA “to avoid passenger inconvenience due to immediate flight disintegration after an airline undertaking” this final expansion that they would finish the moist lease with the Turkish airline within this expansion period, and would not ask for any more detail for these tasks, “said a senior aviation officer.“IndiGo is currently operating two Boeing 777-300 extended range aircraft under moist lease from the Turkish airline, which was allowed till 31 May, 2025. IndiGo requested another expansion for another six months, which to avoid passenger discomfort due to immediate flight disruption.Turkish stability supported Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, a repetition in New Delhi, using Turkish drones to attack Indian cities near the western border apart from Pakistan. India had canceled the security approval of the Turkish ground handling company Celibi, which was stopped at nine Indiana airports where he worked. The Friday’s decision of DGCA comes under that background. IndiGo requested Indian airlines to extend the lease period for two Turkish Airlines to extend the lease duration for one and six months, which uses the budget carrier on the routes between Delhi/Mumbai and Istanbul. IndiGo has used Turkish aircraft on these wet leases (hired with operating crew) to operate a daily directly between Delhi and Istanbul and Mumbai and Istanbul. Turkey has the same two daily routes, with no other space for any more flights between the two countries under the current bilateral, which Turkey has tried unsuccessfully with the Modi government to modify upwards for a few years.IndiGo has a code share with Türkiye since 2018. A significant number of passengers on Turkey and IndiGo flights fly between India and the rest of the world through Istanbul on Turkish network – something that damages Air India’s multi -Arabian plan to provide direct connectivity from India and India. In the past, the wide body aircraft made by AI IndiGo have been submerged on a long wet lease.On the issue of wet lease in Turkey, IndiGo CEO Peter Albers said on Friday: “We work under the scope of air service agreement between India and Turkey. A large number of passengers, most Indians, are booked to travel between India and other countries (from Istanbul) to travel between India and other countries (through Estabul).