GoAir on Thursday announced placing an order for 72 Airbus A-320 aircraft in New Delhi.
Wadia group-owned GoAir on Thursday announced placing an order for 72 Airbus A-320 aircraft valued at about Rs 32,400 crore on list price, the second largest such order in six months.
With this order for 72 A-320 NEO (New Engine Option) planes worth USD 7.2 billion, GoAir has a total order book of 92 aircraft worth Rs 43,200 crore (USD 9.6 billion).
In January, the country's biggest no-frill carrier IndiGo had ordered a record 180 aircraft worth Rs 67,800 crore (USD 15 billion) to meet its expansion plans till 2025.
GoAir, which currently operates 10 planes with an average age of two years, had earlier placed an order for 20 A-320s.
"As part of our Vision 2020, we have placed an order for additional 72 A-320 NEO aircraft with Airbus.