Jetstar Pacific expands Airbus fleet

October 12, 2012 | 08:47

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Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific on Wednesday received one more Airbus A320 aircraft at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, taking to four the total number of its Airbus A320 fleet.

According to a statement released by Jetstar Pacific, the airplane manufactured by Airbus Group was transferred by the U.S.’s Aviation Capital Group Corporation. The carrier in August also took an Airbus A320 and expects to receive one more Airbus craft at the end of this year.

The carrier now has four Airbus A320 and one Boeing B737-400s. With this Airbus fleet, Jetstar Pacific is able to provide 2,500 more seats weekly compared a fleet of four Boeing B737-400s airplanes.

The carrier has plans to gradually replace Boeing airplanes with Airbus 320. Jetstar Pacific earlier had five Boeing and two Airbus planes but then returned four Boeing aircrafts to its partner.

Jetstar Pacific will return the last Boeing aircraft at the end of this year to maintain a fleet of Airbus A320 planes only. The carrier also has plans to expand its fleet to 15 aircraft in the next years.

The carrier today will launch the sale of 110,000 tickets for the 2013 traditional Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet.

For the Tet ticket sale, passengers can contact Jetstar Pacific customer care center via telephone number 19001550 or visit its website at www.jetstar.com.

SGT

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