News / Indian air cargo vulnerable to pressure on capacity amid new Covid crisis

As forwarders warn of capacity constraints amid India’s second, and worsening, Covid crisis, low-cost carrier IndiGo is the latest airline to enter the freighter market.

IndiGo said last week it had signed a letter of intent for two A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions and is in the process of sourcing two more.

It already operates a fleet of more than 280 aircraft, mostly A320s and A321 neos.

The first freighter is due for delivery in the first half of 2022, and will be used on ...