The government has granted in principle approval to import 470 aircraft to Air India Limited and 500 aircraft to Interglobe Aviation Limited (Indigo). This information was given by the Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Dr.) V. K. Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

He said the aircraft is proposed to be imported by 2035.  On the question of parking space, the minister said the airline operators have been advised by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to share their induction plan with airport operators for ensuring availability of parking slots.