23 Jun 2015
HANOI Vietjet has inked a deal with Airbus at the Paris Air Show to purchase six more A321 jets worth USD682 and due for delivery by 2017.
The purchase of these A321 is in addition to a long-term agreement, last year, to purchase or lease 100 aircraft.
So far this year, six A320 and A321 aircraft as part of that initial order have been delivered to Vietjet.
As per the contract, Vietjet will continue to receive six to 12 aircraft every year until the earlier order is complete.
inside no 2Vietjet president and CEO, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, said: “Vietjet has grown faster than expected in the last few years and our previous purchase plans underestimated the growth.”
Together Airbus’ A320 and A321 have become the world’s best-selling and most modern single-aisle products with more than 10,200 aircraft ordered and more than 6,000 aircraft delivered to airlines worldwide to date.
Currently, the airline is operating a fleet of 24 A320 and A321 aircraft, with 150 flights each day.
It has already opened 30 routes inside Vietnam and between Vietnam and Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Cambodia and China.
It has transported more than 12 million passengers since the beginning more than three years ago.
sourced:ttrweekly.com