Thirty IndiGo planes grounded due to supply chain disruptions

The country's largest airline is evaluating wet leasing of planes and other options to boost operations

IndiGo on Monday said that around 30 aircraft are grounded due to "supply chain disruptions" and the country's largest airline is evaluating wet leasing of planes and other options to boost operations.

At the end of September, the carrier — also the world's seventh largest in terms of daily departures — had 279 aircraft in its fleet. It operates more than 1,600 daily flights and currently flies to 100 destinations, including 26 international ones.

According to a source, 30 planes of IndiGo are grounded due to supply chain problems. When contacted, an IndiGo spokesperson on Monday confirmed the news.

The spokesperson said that globally, the aviation industry continues to face significant supply chain disruptions.

"While it is our immediate priority to deploy adequate capacity to serve our customers, we are actively engaged with our OEM partners to work on mitigation measures that should ensure the continuity of our network and operations.

"As we work on various cost-efficient countermeasures with our OEM partners, the endeavour is to minimise the economic impact of around 30 AOG (Aircraft on Ground), resulting from this global disruption," the spokesperson said.

The airline is looking at slowing down redeliveries through lease extensions, exploring the reinduction of aircraft into the fleet, and evaluating the wet lease options within the regulatory guidelines.