IndiGo’s Boeing 777 On Wet Lease Starts Commercial Service

靛蓝航空（IndiGo）的湿租波音777开始商业服务

IndiGo’s first commercial service using Boeing 777 aircraft on wet lease commenced this morning. The airline is keen on adding capacity and exploring new routes with widebody planes, and deployed the aircraft between Delhi and Istanbul. Departing from its model using single-aisle planes, IndiGo’s latest offering features a business class option for passengers for the first time.

靛蓝航空今天上午开始使用波音777飞机进行湿式租赁，提供首个商业服务。该航空公司热衷于增加运力和探索宽体飞机的新航线，并在德里和伊斯坦布尔之间部署了这款飞机。与以往使用单通道飞机的模式不同，IndiGo的最新机型首次为乘客提供了商务舱的选择。

First flight with a 777

波音777的首飞

On February 1st, IndiGo deployed a Boeing 777 on the Delhi-Istanbul route, catering to the increasing demand for travel to and from India. The aircraft has been inducted on wet lease from Turkish Airlines, which also has a codeshare partnership with IndiGo.

2月1日，IndiGo在德里至伊斯坦布尔的航线上部署了一架波音777飞机，以满足日益增长的往返印度的旅行需求。这架飞机是由土耳其航空公司湿租的，该公司还与IndiGo建立了代码共享合作关系。

Flight 6E11 took off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) at 07:24 and was almost two and a half hours into the flight at the time of writing. Vinay Malhotra, Head of Global Sales, IndiGo, commented,

6E11航班于07:24从德里英迪拉甘地国际机场(DEL)起飞，截至本文撰写时已飞行近两个半小时。IndiGo全球销售主管Vinay Malhotra评论道:

“We are extremely pleased to induct Boeing 777 aircraft to operate on one the most popular international routes - Delhi-Istanbul-Delhi. The introduction of wide body aircraft will not only increase capacity to Istanbul, but also to Europe through codeshare flights with Turkish Airlines.

“我们非常高兴引进波音777飞机执飞德里-伊斯坦布尔-德里这条最受欢迎的国际航线。宽体飞机的引入不仅将增加伊斯坦布尔的运力，还将通过与土耳其航空公司的代码共享航班增加到欧洲的运力。

“IndiGo is looking forward to offering consumers an even more comfortable and a hassle-free experience with multiple services such as pre-booked Jain meal, Veg, or Non-Veg hot meals as per preference, choice of buying blankets and pillows as well as amenity kits on the flight. Going further, we will explore more options to continue to offer a courteous, hassle-free, and on-time travel experience at affordable fares.”

“IndiGo期待为乘客提供更舒适、更便捷的多种服务，如根据个人喜好提前预订耆那教餐、素食或非素食热餐，可以选择购买毯子和枕头，以及航班上的便利设施。此外，我们还将探索更多选择，继续以合理的价格提供礼貌、无忧、准时的旅行体验。”

Widebody experience

宽体机体验

While IndiGo has a firm grasp over the domestic market in India, it hasn’t been able to move beyond short to mid-range international destinations such as the Middle East and Southeast Asia due to its fleet of smaller aircraft.

尽管靛蓝航空牢牢掌握了印度国内市场，但由于其小型飞机机队的原因，它一直未能超越中东和东南亚等中短程国际目的地。

Even for Istanbul flights, it has had to deal with weight restrictions and customer complaints on its A320 family of aircraft for the longest flight in its network. It even announced modifications to some of its A321neos to make the passenger experience more comfortable for flights to Istanbul.

即使是在伊斯坦布尔的航班上，该公司也不得不处理其A320系列飞机的重量限制和客户投诉，这是该公司网络中最长的航班。该公司甚至宣布对部分a321neo进行改装，以使飞往伊斯坦布尔的乘客体验更舒适。

The 777 will allow IndiGo to get first-hand experience in operating a widebody aircraft and offering passengers services such as the option of pre-booking hot meals. The 777 will enable IndiGo to carry up to 400 passengers in a two-class configuration and offer widebody seats more suitable for longer flights.

波音777将使IndiGo获得操作宽体飞机的第一手体验，并为乘客提供提前预订热餐等服务。波音777将使靛蓝航空能够在两舱配置下搭载400名乘客，并提供更适合长途飞行的宽体座椅。

The airline will eventually induct the long-range Airbus A321XLR planes, which will allow it to travel as far as Western Europe and the Far East, but it remains to be seen if IndiGo will ever take the plunge for long-term widebody operations.

该航空公司最终将引进远程空客A321XLR飞机，这将使其能够飞到西欧和远东，但靛蓝航空是否会冒险进行长期宽体运营仍有待观察。

Allowed for one year

宽限一年

For now, one can expect IndiGo to deploy 777 aircraft for up to a year as the Indian regulator relaxed its rules and allowed Indian carriers to wet lease airplanes for six months with the option of extending it by another six months.

目前，随着印度监管机构放宽规定，允许印度航空公司湿租飞机6个月，并可选择再延长6个月，人们可以预计IndiGo将部署777飞机长达一年的时间。

IndiGo had initially wanted a two-year wet lease agreement, but that was rejected by the DGCA, which viewed the request as a “diversion of traffic rights in collusion with a strong foreign carrier” that may have given Turkish Airlines an unfair advantage. But it met IndiGo halfway, and the carrier is expected to use widebody capacity throughout 2023.

靛蓝航空最初想要一份为期两年的湿租赁协议，但被印度民航总局拒绝了，后者认为这一要求是“与强大的外国航空公司勾结，转移交通权”，可能会给土耳其航空公司带来不公平的优势。但它与IndiGo中途相遇，预计该公司将在2023年全年使用宽体机运力。

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