FLEET - IndiGo has welcomed its first Airbus A321XLR in Delhi as it prepares to launch long haul later this month.

With passenger operations scheduled to begin in late January, the arrival of the first A321XLR marks a significant shift for IndiGo, allowing it to operate long-haul flights with its own aircraft for the first time.

Although the airline already flew to destinations such as Manchester, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen, this was done with leased Boeing 787s from Norse Atlantic.

With 69 Airbus A321XLRs on order, IndiGo is poised to become the largest operator of the long-range model.