India’s aviation regulator DGCA on Monday clarified that IndiGo’s lease of five narrow-body planes from Turkey will expire in March 2026 with no further extension allowed. A senior DGCA official said, "IndiGo has been permitted to operate aircraft on wet lease from Turkey with a last extension valid till March 2026 with a sunset clause that no further extension will be given." IndiGo requested this final extension because its long-range aircraft, the A321-XLR, are scheduled to be delivered by February 2026. The leased planes are Boeing 737s taken from Turkey’s Corendon Airlines, and the lease ends on March 31, 2026. Currently, IndiGo operates 15 foreign aircraft on wet or damp lease, including seven from Turkey. Earlier in August 2025, DGCA extended IndiGo's lease of two Turkish Airlines Boeing 777s by six months until February 2026 under strict conditions. This followed a previous three-month final extension granted in May 2025. The DGCA official pointed out that wet leasing is common globally. They explained, "Due to grounding of aircraft because of engine related issues and the delays in delivery of aircraft against orders from the OEMs, many Indian carriers as a stop gap arrangement are resorting to wet lease from foreign companies." The official also said leasing helps Indian carriers use rights under bilateral agreements with other countries. SpiceJet currently operates 17 foreign planes on wet or damp leases.