TUI Travel PLC Orders Two A330-300s for Corsairfly

TUI Travel PLC, has become a new direct customer for Airbus, with an order for two A330-300 aircraft. The European travel group has ordered these aircraft for its French airline subsidiary, Corsairfly.

The two wide-bodied A330-300s are the latest 235 tonne maximum take-off weight variants and will be operated on the airline’s popular long-haul routes from Paris across the Atlantic to the French Caribbean islands and North America, in addition to Indian Ocean destinations.

The aircraft will be configured in two classes with a total of 362 seats.

“We are delighted with this decision by TUI Travel to buy Airbus A330 aircraft, says Pascal de Izaguirre, Managing Director, Corsairfly. “We already experience excellent performance from the A330-200s we currently operate and these new aircraft with a track record of spectacular efficiency, reliability and low operating costs will allow us to perfectly match our new strategy. Moreover, aircraft commonality, unique to Airbus, will allow us to meet our restructuring programme target.”

The A330-300 has a range of up to 5,600 nm / 10,400 km with a typical 300 passenger load.

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