Indigo joins 100-plane fleet club

Budget carrier IndiGo today said it has raised its fleet size to 100 with the induction of a new Airbus A320, making it the third domestic airline to have as many planes.

Till now, only state-run Air India and Naresh Goyal- promoted Jet Airways had over 100 planes in their fleet.

IndiGo took delivery of the 'VT-IDR' aircraft to join its ever growing fleet on Wednesday, the company said in a release issued here.

The Gurgaon-based no-frills airline, which recently got listed on the bourses, currently operates 653 daily flights connecting 39 destinations.