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Jetstar Pacific to add five aircraft to fleet

Budget airline Jetstar Pacific has said it will add five new aircraft to its fleet this year.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Budget airline JetstarPacific has said it will add five new aircraft to its fleet this year.

Each of the five modern Airbus A321 isdesigned to transport 203 passengers. The airline is operating a fleet of 18 aircraft, including 15 AirbusA320 and three Airbus A321.

During the peak summer period, which lastsfrom June to August, the carrier is expected to perform about 11,000 flights,meeting the travel demand of more than 2 million passengers, up 10 percentyear-on-year.

To preparefor the peak season, Jetstar Pacific has opened three new routes connecting thecentral city of Da Nang with Nghe An province’s Vinh city and Thanh Hoaprovince and Phu Quoc island district in the southern province of Kien Giang.

JetstarPacific, a member of Jetstar Group, carried 6.2 million passengers in 2018, a 14.3 percentincrease year-on-year.

It has grown from five aircraft in 2013 to 18 andnow flies 33 domestic and international routes.

The two major shareholders of the airline,Vietnam Airlines and the Qantas Group, expect the fleet to grow to 30 aircraftby 2020. - VNA

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