Air India Express, the low-cost carrier of the Tata Group, plans to increase its fleet size from the current 64 aircraft to 180 by the end of 2028, the company’s managing director Aloke Singh said.

“Air India Express will take delivery of three new aircraft every month and one additional aircraft every other month in 2024, and our five-year plan is that we will go to a fleet size of about 180 aircraft by the end of 2028,” Singh told Moneycontrol. In total, the airline will take delivery of 42 aircraft in 2024.

Singh said that since October 2023 Air India Express has added nine aircraft, with continuous monthly additions. At the moment, the Air India group has not taken a final decision on the number of Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321neo, and Boeing 737 MAX narrow-body aircraft that will be distributed between Air India and Air India Express, he added.

Singh said that due to the length of the delivery schedule for both the Airbus and Boeing aircraft, the airline under the Tata Group will decide on fleet size and aircraft deliveries based on requirements.