IndiGo lures its A320 pilots to fly turboprop planes

A  shortage of trained pilots has forced India’s largest airline into to ask pilots of its jetliners to fly turboprop planes. In a strategy shift, IndiGo had ordered 50 ATR-72 planes in May to foray into regional aviation. It is likely to get seven planes by March and plans to operate 85 daily flights to 14 destinations from November.

According to internal mails reviewed by Business Standard, the airline has launched a programme under which commanders of its A320 planes have been given the option to fly ATR-72 aircraft for two years. “To support the launch of turboprop operations, we are