Originally Posted by
hfly
Will the Indigo 777's come back to TK soon? Really? They were supposed to have been returned 2 years ago, then got a final 6 month extension, then a final final 6 month extension Then a final final final 6 month extension, and despite Turkey's "support" Pakistan, and public uproar a final final final final 6 month extension! If they are to eventually be returned to TK they would NOT go into TK service, they will be either be dumped or scrapped. They go tech at least once a month, are almost 20 years old, had a full service life with a Emirates for more than a decade dumped on a Russian carrier and were opportunistically re-leased when Azur Air could not pay their lease anymore. They spent maybe 3 months with TK to get everything stripped out of them and are going on 3 years of the wear and tear of 548 passengers, etc. When Indigo is done with them, they are done for.
I am pretty sure that Indigo will not get another extension from the Indian Government given the recent massive operational troubles, so the TC-LKD and TC-LKE are bound to return.
On the other hand, it seems that the 3 aircraft on lease from Kenya Airways (TC-LKA, LKB and LKC) will return to KQ.