'Codeshare partnership between IndiGo and Turkish Airlines will continue', CEO Peter Albers announced

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.'

In a codeshare partnership, an airline allows its passengers to travel on a single ticket on the flights of a partner airline. This gives passengers more routes and connectivity.

Peter Elbers also said that the problems related to supply chain (production and supply) in the aviation sector after Covid are still not completely over. However, IndiGo has handled this situation by increasing the lease of aircraft and other measures. Let us tell you that IndiGo has more than 400 aircraft. While the company operates more than 2200 flights daily. At the same time, the two Boeing aircraft being used for the Istanbul route will now be able to fly only till August 31.