IndiGo may participate in second round bids for UDAN; to buy 50 aircraft

At present, IndiGo operates with a fleet size of 140 carriers and touches 39 destinations in India

Low-cost carrier IndiGo is likely to participate in the second round of bidding in the Regional connectivity scheme (RCS), popularly known as the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik).

To reap the benefit of the RCS, IndiGo had announced its plans to buy 50 ATR 72-600 aircraft worth $1.3 billion. France based ATR is the world leader for below 90-seater regional aircraft.

"The government has come up with the policy (RCS). The first round of bidding has already taken place and the second round is going to happen now. There are a lot of airstrips which are not connected with