With a view to venturing into regional connectivity, IndiGo signed an agreement with ATR for 50 aircraft and took the delivery of its first ATR 72-600 in Toulouse, France, on Friday. For instance, the initial pricing on these routes will be ₹1,499.”Regional connectivityThe expansion plan has come in the backdrop of the regional connectivity scheme (RCS) of the Centre. “It is mere coincidence that we have acquired new ATR aircraft and are beginning regional connectivity at a time of RCS. IndiGo, which did not participate in the first round of RCS bidding, has bid for the second round. (The writer was in Toulouse, France, on the invitation of IndiGo and ATR for the handing over ceremony)

Source: The Hindu November 21, 2017 19:41 UTC