Wednesday, August 4, 2010

AirAsia defers delivery of 7 Airbus planes to 2015

KUALA LUMPUR: AIRASIA BHD [] has sought the deferment in the delivery dates of seven Airbus A320 planes to 2015 from the original scheduled delivery of 2011 due to infrastructural constraints with the current airport facilities.

"With the above deferment, the delivery of 15 aircraft in 2011 shall be reduced to eight aircraft," it said on Wednesday, Aug 4.

The low-cost carrier said the number of deliveries in 2015 will also be increased from two aircraft to nine aircraft.

AirAsia said no penalties are payable by AirAsia in revising the delivery schedule of the 2011 aircraft. ''

"The rationale for the deferral of the 2011 aircraft is similar to the rationale for the deferral of the 2010 aircraft in August 2009 in that AirAsia foresees'' infrastructural constraints with the current airport facilities," it said.




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