Air India Express aims to double capacity

 

An Air India Express aircraft is displayed at Wings India 2024 aviation event at Begumpet airport, Hyderabad, India, January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Almaas Masood Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

NEW DELHI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Air India's low-cost subsidiary, Air India Express, is targeting a doubling of capacity in the next four to five years, with expansion plans for a fleet of more than 200 aircraft, Managing Director Aloke Singh said on Thursday.

The airline's domestic capacity would grow faster than short-haul international seats in coming years, he added, so that routes within India will expand to about 60% of capacity, versus an even split now.

The airline has a fleet of Boeing and Airbus narrow-body aircraft.