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'Codeshare partnership between IndiGo and Turkish Airlines will continue', CEO Peter Albers announced
IndiGo-Turkish Airlines Codeshare: IndiGo's plan is clear that it wants to continue the Istanbul route, even if it means replacing Turkish Airlines' planes with its own Airbus A321. The codeshare partnership between the two will also continue for the time being.
India's leading airline IndiGo, has made it clear that it will continue its codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines. IndiGo's CEO Peter Albers expressed that although the lease of the plane borrowed from Turkish Airlines is expiring, the airline is still considering options for running flights to Istanbul.
IndiGo presently operates two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on damp lease from Turkish Airlines. Direct flights from Delhi and Mumbai are being operated on these aircraft to Istanbul. But on May 30, India's aviation regulator, DGCA has finally approved three months' damp lease of these aircraft to IndiGo, effective till August 31. This action by DGCA has come during the period when Turkey had reacted strongly to India striking terrorist camps in Pakistan.
In this matter, IndiGo CEO Peter Elbers said that the company is considering several options to continue flights to Istanbul, such as the use of A321 aircraft. He said, 'We will continue flights to Istanbul. We are looking at several options on this.' When asked whether the codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines will continue, he said, 'Yes, our partnership will continue. There is no reason to stop it.'
