VietJet Orders 6 Airbus A321s

VietJet has placed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of six additional A321s.

VietJet first took to the skies at the end of 2011 and now operates a fleet of 25 A320 Family aircraft on a network covering Vietnam and a growing number of destinations across Asia.

The airline has ordered a total of 69 aircraft from Airbus, including this order, and also holds purchase rights for another 30 aircraft.

“The A320 Family has proven to be extremely efficient in service with VietJet”, said Madam Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, VietJet President and CEO. “Since we took delivery of our first A321 in March this year we have benefitted strongly from the additional capacity offered by the aircraft and its low operating costs. We are therefore placing this additional order for the A321 to meet demand on some of our most popular routes.”

The A321 is the largest member of the A320 Family. To date, the A320 Family has won more than 11,700 orders and over 6,500 aircraft delivered to more than 300 operators worldwide.

With one aircraft in four sizes (A318, A319, A320 & A321), the A320 Family, seating from 100 to 240 passengers, seamlessly covers the entire single-aisle segment from low to high-density domestic to longer range routes.