FlyBig welcomes 1st aircraft

Indian start-up FlyBig has welcomed its first aircraft on 5 December. The aircraft involved is ATR-72-500 VT-FBA (955), which is former VH-FVI of Virgin Australia. A second aircraft, VT-FBB (688) is to follow shortly. This ATR-72-500 is a former VASCO -Vietnam Air Service aircraft.

The airline is in the final stages of obtaining its AOC and is already conducting proving flights with their first ATR-72 out of their base at Indore. As soon as the AOC is issued, FlyBig will start operations, serving initially four domestic destinations. In the coming years it wants to grow the fleet to up to 20 ATRs.

Earlier this year, FlyBig had also put in a bid for bankrupt Jet Airways, but the administrators of Jet Airways eventually went for another bidder.

Photo by FlyBig.