Air India looks at leasing more aircraft to add tailwind to frequency

Among narrow-body aircraft, airline will lease 29 Airbus A320 while phasing out 14 from its fleet

This year, Air India (AI) will look at leasing around 34 aircraft to mount more flights on international destinations and increase frequency in domestic routes. It is looking at both narrow- and wide-body aircraft for this. 

Among narrow-body aircraft, the airline will lease 29 Airbus A320 while phasing out 14 from its fleet. The airline is also looking at leasing five Boeing 777s, which will be deployed in new international destinations, and increasing flights in the existing routes. 

“We are looking at more planes, we want to launch new flights. If the fuel price remains where it is now, we