SEPANG: AirAsia Group will receive another five new Airbus A321neo (new engine option) aircraft by end-2024 as the airline organisation strengthens its route network in Asia.
AirAsia Aviation Group chief executive officer (CEO) Bo Lingam said the group will be getting either one or two aircraft each month from August until December this year.
"The delivery will be staggered. We'll get between one or two each month until end of the year," he said at a press conference on AirAsia Group's business update here today.
AirAsia Group had received four new A321neo aircraft, expanding the group's total fleet to 221 aircraft.
It currently has eight operational A321neo service AirAsia Malaysia and Thai AirAsia.
Airasia Group comprises of AirAsia airlines in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Cambodia.
Bo said the four A321neo were immediately deployed to short to medium-haul routes such as Kuching, Tawau, Shenzhen, Kunming, Phuket, Krabi, Chiang Mai, to name a few.
"These aircraft will be a key enabler for our Fly-thru services that have been integral to our network growth, complementing our direct flights that connect our guests affordably to numerous unique and unexplored destinations around the world," Bo said.
He added that AirAsia Group would have over 300 aircraft within the next five years and carrying more than 100 million guests annually.