Smaller jet planes can raise IndiGo's capacity for new routes—but it could prove costly
· livemint.com
Embraer’s small jet planes could enable the airline to air-link small domestic destinations and improve Indian connectivity. But IndiGo is also looking to expand into long-haul routes with wide-bodied aircraft. Fleet diversity can prove quite costly. The airline must get its cost calculations right.
Also, there are short-haul international routes—say, from Chennai or Coimbatore to Colombo or from Kolkata to Dhaka or other cities in Bangladesh— that may ...