IndiGo commences cargo flights between Delhi and Mumbai

India’s funds airline IndiGo on Tuesday commenced operations of its first cargo plane between Delhi and Mumbai. The plane, A321, transformed from a passenger jet to a full freighter configuration will likely be used for normal freight on the inaugural Delhi- Mumbai flight, whereas carrying normal and e-commerce CarGo on the return leg, the airline mentioned.

These inaugural flights will carry a payload of greater than 20 tons on every leg. IndiGo welcomed its first 321F final month after which it acquired all registration achieved. “Progressively this plane and the subsequent plane which is anticipated to reach later this 12 months will likely be deployed on worldwide routes too,” IndiGo mentioned.

Mahesh Malik, Chief Industrial Officer – CarGo, IndiGo mentioned he was excited at kicking off a brand new chapter within the airline’s journey with the inaugural CarGo flights. “Delhi and Mumbai are the 2 greatest business hubs within the nation, and the response now we have obtained from prospects for our service providing may be very encouraging. We anticipate the enterprise to develop over the approaching few months, as we broaden our fleet of freighters and add new locations to our CarGo community,” Malik mentioned.

IndiGo mentioned the A321P2F (passenger-to-Freighter conversion) is probably the most environment friendly narrow-bodied freighter obtainable, providing 24 container positions and supporting a payload of as much as 27 tonnes. The plane are being transformed by way of a programme involving ST Engineering and Airbus with their three way partnership, Elbe FlugzeugWerke (EFW), it mentioned.

IndiGo has leased the plane from funds serviced by Castlelake Aviation Holdings (Eire) Restricted, a part of a world different funding agency with 17 years of tenure investing in, financing, and managing aviation belongings.