Air Deccan orders 30 more Airbus A320s

Bangalore-based Air Deccan recently placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 more A320s, taking its firm orders for the type to 62 aircraft.

Each Airbus A320 will seat 180 passengers in a single-class layout.

"We need more aircraft to respond to the tremendous growth in air traffic that we are experiencing in India," said Air Deccan CEO and founding Managing Director Captain G.R. Gopinath, "and the Airbus A320, with its first-class economics, modern design and proven reliability, is the natural choice for low-cost carriers such as us.".

Firm orders for the Airbus A320 Family now stand at around 4,000 aircraft.

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