Overview
- The aircraft arrived in Delhi on January 7, making IndiGo the first Indian carrier to induct the A321XLR.
- Non-stop services will operate Mumbai–Athens from January 23 and Delhi–Athens from January 24, with three flights a week on each route.
- IndiGo holds a firm order for 40 A321XLRs and expects nine deliveries in 2026 to support network growth.
- India’s regulator has limited extensions of IndiGo’s damp‑leased Boeing 777s to the end of February, and the airline plans to shift Istanbul and Denpasar services to incoming XLRs.
- The XLR’s range of up to 8,700 km enables cost‑efficient India–Europe flying, with IndiGo’s layout featuring 12 IndiGoStretch seats and 183 economy seats, in‑seat power, RECARO seating, Bluebox streaming and complimentary hot meals.