Scrutiny over IndiGo’s ties with Turkish Airlines; company says will comply with government order

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Scrutiny over IndiGo's ties with Turkish Airlines; company says will comply with government order



NEW DELHI: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers on Friday said it will comply with any government regulations amid the airline operating wet-leased planes of Turkish Airlines coming into focus.Last week, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the civil aviation ministry was taking inputs from IndiGo and security agencies on the airline’s use of planes leased from Turkish Airlines and then will decide on the way forward.”Flights between India and Turkiye are governed within the bilateral air service agreement. We are compliant today, and we will continue to comply with any government regulations on those lines,” Elbers told PTI.Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday granted a three-month extension to IndiGo on damp leasing two Boeing 777 planes from Turkish Airlines to avoid sudden flight disruptions that will cause inconvenience to passengers, according to sources.Currently, IndiGo is operating two B777-300 ER aircraft under damp lease from Turkish Airlines, and the current lease is to expire on May 31.



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