<p>New Delhi: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/indigo-airlines">IndiGo</a> on Sunday announced it will place a firm order for another 30 wide-body A350-900 planes as the country's largest airline steps up its efforts for long-term international expansion.</p>.<p>In April last year, the airline placed a firm order for 30 A350 aircraft and there was an option to order 70 more such planes.</p>.<p>At a briefing in the national capital, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said that out of the option for 70 planes, it is now placing a firm order of 30 aircraft.</p>.Air India in talks for major new narrow-body jet order: Report .<p>The airline has over 900 planes on order that are to be delivered in the coming years.</p>.<p>With ambitions to have more than 600 planes as well as become a global carrier by 2030, IndiGo is not only betting on more wide-body operations but is also expanding its partnerships to provide enhanced connectivity to Europe and North American destinations.</p>.<p>On the sidelines of the IATA World Air Transport Summit (WATS) in the national capital, IndiGo inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to double its wide-body order from 30 to 60 firm Airbus A350-900 aircraft.</p>.<p>"This is yet another step in defining the airline's long-term plans of international expansion," the airline said.</p>.<p>IndiGo is also set to operate flights to 10 new overseas cities with leased Boeing 787 planes in the current fiscal year ending March 2026.</p>.<p>Currently, the airline has more than 430 planes in its fleet and operates around 2,300 daily flights. </p>
<p>New Delhi: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/indigo-airlines">IndiGo</a> on Sunday announced it will place a firm order for another 30 wide-body A350-900 planes as the country's largest airline steps up its efforts for long-term international expansion.</p>.<p>In April last year, the airline placed a firm order for 30 A350 aircraft and there was an option to order 70 more such planes.</p>.<p>At a briefing in the national capital, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said that out of the option for 70 planes, it is now placing a firm order of 30 aircraft.</p>.Air India in talks for major new narrow-body jet order: Report .<p>The airline has over 900 planes on order that are to be delivered in the coming years.</p>.<p>With ambitions to have more than 600 planes as well as become a global carrier by 2030, IndiGo is not only betting on more wide-body operations but is also expanding its partnerships to provide enhanced connectivity to Europe and North American destinations.</p>.<p>On the sidelines of the IATA World Air Transport Summit (WATS) in the national capital, IndiGo inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to double its wide-body order from 30 to 60 firm Airbus A350-900 aircraft.</p>.<p>"This is yet another step in defining the airline's long-term plans of international expansion," the airline said.</p>.<p>IndiGo is also set to operate flights to 10 new overseas cities with leased Boeing 787 planes in the current fiscal year ending March 2026.</p>.<p>Currently, the airline has more than 430 planes in its fleet and operates around 2,300 daily flights. </p>