IndiGo to operate wide body planes for first time ever in next few months

Sources said that the wide-body planes, which are going to be wet leased, are likely to be used primarily on India-Istanbul routes

India's largest airline IndiGo will operate wide body planes for the first time ever in the next few months, sources said on Tuesday.

The airline's current fleet comprises 280-odd narrow body aircraft, with only economy class in them. It is in process of wet leasing a few wide body aircraft, which will have business class as well as economy class, from an international carrier, sources mentioned.

Wet leasing means the plane's crew, along with the aircraft itself, is leased from the lessor. A wide body plane like B777 has a bigger fuel tank than narrow body aircraft like A320, which